They switch from being targets of demonization and dehumanization to potential partners in reciprocal altruism.

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The demonization of Obama beyond all reason and reality only adds to the credibility gap that conservatives are now confronting.

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Opposition to immigration overhaul, including the demonization of foreign-born families that look to America for opportunity, is hurting Republicans at the polls.

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It should stop the demonization and affirm the dignity of all people.

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Demonization of the enemy is the general default position of American message-making against international threats, but it can go only so far.

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The demonization of youth, which has so disfigured the relationship between adults and young people in Britain, has always been based on an urban myth.

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Despite their demonization in the press, hackers have traditionally distributed critical information about insecure products and used this information to search for better solutions, attendees said.

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The history of warfare shows that while demonization can build and maintain alliances and coalitions, and is important to maintain national unity in a protracted conflict, it can inadvertently aid the enemy's own war aims.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Ridicule: a potent US weapon