People's bias toward sacrificing unknown bystanders appears to stem from assuming the unidentified person is an enemy, according to a study published October 23, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Scott Danielson from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and colleagues.
  • Mighty@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Weird how our military war machine makes people think that. Labeling human beings as “collateral damage” is not dehumanising at all. Everyone who does in war is a hero or a terrorist, right? (/S)