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Dehumanization Of War

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War is a horrific event for everyone involved. From the soldiers on the front line, to the distraught families at home who wait and wait for their loved ones to return but never do. On the front line soldiers are dehumanized and put through terrible circumstances for rich people hundreds of miles away. The act of brutalizing other people for no reason has its effects on those involved and the men and women who fight in wars never return the same. When those soldiers get home they are often left with PTSD and or several other mental disorders that can impact their lives in a major way. If their families are lucky enough to see them again then they probably wont recognize the person who returned. Two poems that capture the torture of war well

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