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I meant worse than bad faith, not always... But sometimes in these circumstances. Maybe "no faith" is closer to the mark. Reformatories with no ideals, just tr
by dalbasal 5y ago
I meant worse than bad faith, not always... But sometimes in these circumstances.
Maybe "no faith" is closer to the mark. Reformatories with no ideals, just trying to stay open and make ends meet.
I suppose the canonical example is the Spanish inquisition, and the rest of the conquista culture. They were saving people from hell, barbarism, sin and such. Also Russian gulags, Canadian residential schools, and many other examples.
A "for your own good" mentality has often resulted in some of the worst institutions, or at least a distinctive flavour of bad.
- int_19h 5y agoGulags are not a particularly good example of this, since they were never really meant to reform anyone - that was propaganda from the get-go.