There are plenty of people that in times of conflict, strife, anger, dismay, or when they are enthralled to their own ego, end up actually belittling themselves by seeing others as something “less than.” Once, we begin down that slippery slope, that we are the superior and the other is the inferior, then everything evil that we could possibly conceive of, becomes all that much easier to do. So then, whenever we dehumanize another, labeling them as something that makes them the equivalency of vermin, or subhuman in some way, our capacity for abusing them, rises to unspeakable levels. On the other hand, those that validate others, even those that they have had vociferous disagreements with, by recognizing that those others are also free agents, as well, and are thereby entitled to their own opinions and proclivities, we are staying true to that which we are, in essence; for each of us is part of the same human race, and it is our foremost duty to uphold that, especially when we are tempted to invalidate such.
Everything that we do and say, reflects upon us, good or bad. So therefore, it is not possible to be a “devil” in one aspect of our life, without that adversely affecting the whole of our character. This thus signifies that whenever we dehumanize another, whether big or small, we have by that very action, dehumanize a part of our own self, because how we actually interact with other human beings, is a true reflection of who and what we are about. So then, all those that have some reasonable semblance of a good conscience, know when they have done something that is unbecoming of how we should interrelate one with another, and knowing this, they not only make amends for such, but also make it their point to be more diligent as well as considerate about their behavior, in the future. Then there are those others, who are fairly rational, almost all of the time, of which, there are those instances, perhaps when they have been denied something that they really wanted, in which their temper gets the better of them, and they therefore strike out against another, in a manner, in which, they dehumanize the other, mercilessly; yet, somehow, they aren’t able to recognize that their bad demeanor, demonstrates clearly their own personal inhumanity.
There are all sorts of reasons to hate or to despise a particular person, but more than likely none of these reasons, when we care to take the proper time to reflect and fairly ponder upon such, is actually legitimate. Further to the point, somebody sensible needs to keep their head, when everybody else about them, appears to be losing theirs, for civilizations both rise and fall; and those civilizations that rise, do so only because there are enough sensible people that treat each other with justice, respect, and love, that thereby helps to keep things going on a steady course; and when civilizations fall, it’s primarily the destructive tendencies of humankind, which finds a way to dehumanize one another, so as to do terrible things to them, and then justify such, which, in the end, does not ever work out.