Dehumanization: degrading the dignity of the innocentDehumanization is a psychological process in which enemies or opponents treat each other inhumanely as if they were not human beings, depriving them of their moral considerations (Maiese , 2003). Generally, everyone should enjoy basic human rights which should not be violated. People should be treated fairly, equally, justly, with respect and dignity. In times of war, civilians and innocent lives should be protected in the same way that those found guilty of committing crimes should receive a fair trial and not be subjected to cruel punishment. Dehumanization often leads to human rights violations and war crimes such as the dehumanization of Jews during World War II which resulted in the horrific killing of many people. Dehumanization manifests itself through communication when someone goes online on the Internet. He may be inclined to communicate something that could offend the other person, that could hurt his feelings. For example, it is obvious that using the latest technology is beneficial to everyone. However, the real danger of the technology we use is that it does not fully reveal that most of us may have been hurt or have had experience hurting others through dehumanizing aspects of online communication. Written communication on the Internet is sometimes taken out of context and misunderstood. We must remember that the person we write about and interact with online must also be loved as we love ourselves (Haslam, 2006). We must therefore be very careful about what we write so that no one feels hurt or offended when we say something because sometimes we do not know or have not seen the person we are communicating with. Even though... half of the paper... g the largest population... References Changing Prejudice: The Effects of Persuasion on Implicit and Explicit Forms of Racial Prejudice. (2005). In T. C. Brock & M. C. Green (Eds.), Persuasion: Psychological Insights and Perspectives (2nd ed., pp. 323–324). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.Haslam, N. (2006). Dehumanization: An integrative review. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from http://general.utpb.edu/FAC/hughes_j/Haslam%20on%20dehumanization.pdfMaiese, M. (2003, July). Intractability: dehumanization. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/dehumanizationSutter, K. M. (2008, May). “Nazi gods” and “Jewish devils”: the dehumanizing rhetoric of Nazi propaganda. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/schools/cas_sites/communication/pdf/thesis08.sutter.pdf