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I actually have a greater disgust for those who see it but don't act. I think this line from an incredibly relevant book is precisely this: > "Your ‘little men

I actually have a greater disgust for those who see it but don't act. I think this line from an incredibly relevant book is precisely this: > "Your ‘little men,’ your Nazi friends, were not against National Socialism in principle. Men like me, who were, are the greater offenders, not because we knew better (that would be too much to say) but because we sensed better. Those who act on behalf of evil are not free from guilt, of course. But the truly damned are those who sense better but look the other way. They walk in the footsteps of the millions who tacitly supported the last time this evil took hold of the world, by not acting. This entire book, but especially this exerpt, is a must read: https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/511928.htm https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/511928.htm

FrustratedMonky 9mo ago
"What happened here was the gradual habituation of the people, little by little, to being governed by surprise" Wow, seems on point. Wow "kept us so busy with continuous changes and ‘crises’ and so fascinated, yes, fascinated, by the machinations of the ‘national enemies,’ without and within, that we had no time to think about these dreadful things that were growing, little by little, all around us."
scottyah 9mo ago
I think it's fair to say that neither ideology is free from evil, and choosing the "lesser evil" is still choosing evil. Every good or well-meaning movement I've seen has been taken over once it reaches a certain size.
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chmod775 9mo ago
The US wasn't exactly "friendly", but comparing US hegemony to Nazi Germany is a bit much, don't you think? /s
- Waterluvian 9mo ago
  Y'know, yeah I think you're right. It's not like they're dressing the part and marching through the streets like some sort of secret police agency. https://ibb.co/qMynfBBW https://ibb.co/qMynfBBW
- touwer 9mo ago
  It wasn't of course. But the current regime looks more and more like them. Including all the minions going along with it
hommelix 9mo ago
Thanks for sharing this except of the book.

FrustratedMonky 9mo ago

"What happened here was the gradual habituation of the people, little by little, to being governed by surprise" Wow, seems on point. Wow "kept us so busy with continuous changes and ‘crises’ and so fascinated, yes, fascinated, by the machinations of the ‘national enemies,’ without and within, that we had no time to think about these dreadful things that were growing, little by little, all around us."

scottyah 9mo ago

I think it's fair to say that neither ideology is free from evil, and choosing the "lesser evil" is still choosing evil. Every good or well-meaning movement I've seen has been taken over once it reaches a certain size.

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chmod775 9mo ago

The US wasn't exactly "friendly", but comparing US hegemony to Nazi Germany is a bit much, don't you think? /s

Waterluvian 9mo ago
Y'know, yeah I think you're right. It's not like they're dressing the part and marching through the streets like some sort of secret police agency. https://ibb.co/qMynfBBW https://ibb.co/qMynfBBW
touwer 9mo ago
It wasn't of course. But the current regime looks more and more like them. Including all the minions going along with it

hommelix 9mo ago

Thanks for sharing this except of the book.