> to refuse the enemy its humanity and justify total war Humanism was invented in late middle ages. Before that, everybody was “refused its humanity” simply be

> to refuse the enemy its humanity and justify total war Humanism was invented in late middle ages. Before that, everybody was “refused its humanity” simply because there was no such thing. Also, in ancient times, total wars and genocide were normal state of things. I recommend this book about the subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Better_Angels_of_Our_Nature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Better_Angels_of_Our_Natur...