There was a kind of general assumption around the shop that laboring men and women were all more or less evil, surely misguided, and not quite American, maybe not quite human.
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This is what is called othering people. You delude yourself (and others) into thinking a person is sub-human or evil so that whatever you do to them can be ethically justified. It's what Fox News and right wing talk radio have done to liberals and why so many Conservatives truly believe that they'd be justified in running over or shooting anybody protesting for equality in this country.
Now, you might think, "Oh look. You're othering Conservatives!" But here's the thing: I see the way they act and guess what? I still want this country to be a better place so that they can also partake in it. Why they want to make the world worse for so many people, I'll never understand. But if we make the country and the world better, everybody will benefit. Us liberals aren't just out here trying to make a grand paradise just for ourselves. We want all y'all conservatives to realize you don't have to be so angry all the time. Chill out, man! Stop listening to those yogurt-brained motherfuckers on the AM dial!
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