tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post114081742716308224..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: When Good Men Do NothingDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-1140835092135259522006-02-24T18:38:00.000-08:002006-02-24T18:38:00.000-08:00I don't think there is a clear cut line, but rathe...I don't think there is a clear cut line, but rather a huge number of variables.<BR/><BR/>The fact that some publicly ask this question is a good sign.<BR/><BR/>I myself decided it was institutions and traditions more than the moral goodness of people when I became aware that 70% of the public were "not disturbed" by Calley's actions and that in an experiment the large majority would push a dial that allegedly gave shocks past the point marked danger and through screams if instructed to do so by an authority figure.<BR/><BR/>Hitler had to get rid of 3 or 4 chiefs of staff befor he found one who would agree to his schemes. He destroyed other institutions and checks. So far though not as robust as we like I think these exist. The challenges be establishment figures including many retired generals on the war and many FBI agents and US attorneys on Republican corruption indicate individuals whose principles are higher than what would seem their most "natural" partisan alignment.<BR/><BR/>But the odds of being like the Germans does go up when we smugly answer the question in the negative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com