oh, the inhumanity
A macabre encyclopedia of humanity’s most creative cruelties
Gassing Civilians
Gassing civilians is violence designed for scale rather than confrontation, turning shared air into an indiscriminate weapon. It kills without touch or witness, relying on chemistry, distance, and bureaucracy to replace the executioner’s hand. More than a method of death, it is a philosophy of power that treats populations as environments to be controlled rather than lives to be spared.
Public Shaming Rituals
Public shaming rituals punished without killing, turning exposure itself into the sentence. By stripping symbols of dignity in front of witnesses, societies learned that humiliation could enforce order long after the crowd dispersed.
Rape as Governance
States have long ruled not only through laws and armies, but by authorizing violation as a tool of control, rewriting power directly onto private life. This entry traces how sanctioned abuse became governance by other means, leaving scars on societies long after the uniforms and decrees disappeared.