What laws or propoganda were used to split the groups?
Polarization was used as a act of dehumanization. Polarization acts on the cultural or religious characteristics made through dehumanization and takes them to the next level. In the case of Bosnia, Croats and Serbians, Muslims were seen as unwelcomed outsiders who had no place in a free Bosnian state. The definition of polarization basically means "you're either with us, or against us." Polarization is when the two groups are separated and one group is told to hate another by propaganda. The Gereral Ratko Mladic made his people believe that the Muslims were monsters. And that they needed to be spiritually cleansed, because if they did not have the same religion that the Serbs they needed to be eliminated.Other examples of polarization was the Croats killing the Serbs and finding the graves from WWII.