A closer look
Monsters aren't born; they are manufactured through remarkably simple linguistic tricks. The medial prefrontal cortex is the part of your brain that recognizes other humans and triggers empathy. When propaganda strategically refers to a specific group of people as 'cockroaches' or 'rats' long enough, your brain biologically stops categorizing them as human beings. The empathy center literally goes dark on brain scans, allowing normal, everyday people to commit unimaginable atrocities with the emotional detachment of stepping on a bug.
