Classification/Symbolization

Classification and symbolization are the first stages of genocide, but they aren't always bad. Sometimes, a group gives themselves a symbol, such as christians using the cross as their symbol. These things become bad when people don't want to be classified a certain way or given a certain symbol. When using classification to discriminate, it is bad. For example, when you single out a group of people to pick on. One example of the bad of symbolization is when the Nazis made the Jewish people wear the Star of David so they could be seen in a crowd. To put it simply, classification and symbolization are bad when they are used on people that don't want to be seen that way.