As all lives must end, do you prefer to die as a nonperson, forgotten in a nursing home and totally stripped of dignity and independence?
Arguably, what is so hateful about a hate crime is that it is an attempt by some individual or group to treat a Person as a Nonperson.
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nonperson — [nän′pʉr΄sən] n. a person who is completely ignored, as if he or she does not exist, specif., such a person lacking any legal or social status: cf. UNPERSON … English World dictionary
Nonperson — A nonperson is a citizen or a member of a group who lacks, loses, or is forcibly denied social or legal status, especially basic human rights, or who effectively ceases to have a record of their existence within a society (damnatio memoriae),… … Wikipedia
nonperson — noun a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons) the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration George Orwell… … Useful english dictionary
nonperson — noun Date: circa 1909 a person who is regarded as nonexistent: as a. unperson b. one having no social or legal status … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonperson — /non perr seuhn/, n. 1. someone whose existence or presence is not recognized. 2. someone whose existence is denied or ignored by a government, political party, or the like, often as a punishment for disloyalty or dissent and sometimes resulting… … Universalium
nonperson — non|per|son [ nan pɜrsn ] noun count 1. ) someone who a government says does not exist 2. ) someone who is not important … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nonperson — non·person … English syllables
nonperson — non•per•son [[t]nɒnˈpɜr sən[/t]] n. 1) gov a person whose existence is not recognized 2) gov unperson • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
List of Newspeak words — In George Orwell s Nineteen Eighty Four, the fictional language Newspeak attempts to influence thought by influencing the expressiveness of the English language. In keeping with the principles of Newspeak, all of the words listed here serve as… … Wikipedia
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