I have never been a fan of the word normal, but this is the most disgusting use of it.
[tweets from Jack Herrera]
Talked with a cop outside the grocery. She said shoplifting of food had gone up, and I said “That’s so sad - so many people have gotten desperate during the pandemic.” And she said “Well it’s mostly homeless people; I haven’t caught many normal people stealing”
We toss around the word “dehumanization” often enough that it’s easy to forget that it’s a coherent, easily observable process.