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I think the definition of “inhuman monster” is the interesting crux here. The the origin of inhuman is probably ableist (I’m sure, I just don’t know for certain), I don’t see it much used in a “not human genetically speaking” kind of way. I guess the effect of the word is very much changed with common usage for a lot of people, leading to mean “Someone who willfully and knowningly behaves against the best interests of other humans and/or harms them”. From what you two describe, I think the word that has the meaning of dehumanization is probably “non-human”.
It’s semantics, let’s be real, and I don’t think either variant is good. But for me, using inhuman in that sense of actively working against humans actually feels pretty apt. I like using it on people like Musk, Thiel, Besos and the likes. Material conditions allowed them to change and become antagonistic against their fellow people, and they chose to do so. I hope we can come up with a derogatory word to put with bourgeois that isn’t ableist in origin tho.