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The original experiment was WW2 - to be precise,normal Joes drafted into positions of power in conquered german territorys. There are no stories on large scale
by LifeLiverTransp 8y ago
The original experiment was WW2 - to be precise,normal Joes drafted into positions of power in conquered german territorys. There are no stories on large scale humanity rights violation beeing averted by sudden conciousness victiorious .
The experiments in that post-war context where mainly to understand the mechanism. And yes, average joe and jane, failed hard when it came to preserve basic humanity.
- classicsnoot 8y agoI'm sorry if this comes off as recklessly condescending, but the history of humans, good and bad, stretches far past what modern education has decided is the only relevant data point in the "good vs. evil" discussion, that being the holocaust. You can subtract the entirety of World War Two out of the equation, and you will still be inundated with examples on both sides of the spectrum. The idea that the atrocities of WWII were unique or different is a travesty of intellect. What makes WWII notable is merely scale, and the ramifications of this fact are damning to the legions of folks who like to pretend that religion is the greatest source of human evil. WWII is the biggest and best example that science and technology are demonstrably more destructive when applied to the problem of "opposition erasure."