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'''Demonization''' is when a [[demagogue]], or group of demagogues, paints their ideological enemies or [[scapegoat]]s in terms intended to render them as irredeemably evil and fit only for destruction, which is usually presented as 'self-defense'. Possibly the best-known example of demonization in the 20th century was the [[Nazi]]s' demonization of [[Jews]], which played off of existing [[antisemitism]] for political gain and eventually led to the [[Holocaust]].
'''Demonization''' is when a [[demagogue]], or group of demagogues, paints their [[ideological]] enemies or [[scapegoat]]s in terms intended to render them as irredeemably [[evil]] and fit only for destruction, which is usually presented as 'self-defense'. Possibly the best-known example of demonization in the 20th century was the [[Nazi]]s' demonization of [[Jews]], which played off of existing [[antisemitism]] for [[political]] gain and eventually led to the [[Holocaust]].
== Advantages of demonization for an unscrupulous politician ==
== Advantages of demonization for an unscrupulous politician ==