By Zaid Jilani in News Nation. Here is an excerpt:

People on opposing political sides often go beyond disagreeing with each other and instead actively dehumanize people in the other camp — meaning they think about them as less human than those on their side, and the problem can be compounded in the media.

Individuals may think that the person on the other side lacks self-restraint, almost like an animal. Dehumanization is often tied to harmful behavior. Sometimes, dehumanization can even lead us to commit violence against other people who we view as less than human.

Dehumanization is all over political media. Partisan news outlets often highlight the most extreme members of the other party and promote animosity toward people with whom their audiences disagree.

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