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what causes people to treat others in such horrific ways as waa done during the holocaust ? what can be done to stop it ?

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Xenophobia ; the fear of what one doesn't understand, can be an reason for the holocaust. Jews were considered "bad" therefore they thought killing them would remove their fear of them. Equality and freedom of religion can stop not only genocides but also global conflicts
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