Mauro Armanino Critiques Dehumanization of Migrants, Citing Global Betrayal of Human Dignity
Mauro Armanino, a missionary and doctor in cultural anthropology and ethnology, argues that society has progressively transformed migrants from subjects of history into mere objects. Drawing parallels to Jean-Paul Sartre's preface in Frantz Fanon's 'The Wretched of the Earth,' Armanino contends that this shift reduces individuals to commodities, numbers, or bargaining chips, stripping them of their inherent dignity. He highlights that this dehumanization is evident in practices such as externalizing borders and deporting individuals, treating them as 'postal packages' to other countries. Armanino points to global events in places like Ceuta, Gaza, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo as stark examples of this betrayal, where certain populations are deemed 'undesirable' or 'superfluous' and are even denied the 'privilege' of being exploited. He asserts that this process is not accidental but stems from daily compromises, cowardice, and a profound forgetfulness of human dignity. 
