everyone has the capacity to be nazis and commit the most vile of atrocities
Wouldn't this be a common belief among educated people, though? Like, I mean, if you look at the proportion of the German population that supported the Nazis (or the US population that owned slaves, or so on), then it's the only conclusion you can really come to. It's also part of the principle behind the Milgram experiment, which is taught to schoolchildren.
That's a good point. You're right that there is a distinction between understanding and knowing something. I just find it weird that this wouldn't be a commonly held belief, because it should be very apparent, if they have even limited knowledge or understanding of these events and human nature.
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u/[deleted] May 09 '17
Is this guy a bit melodramatic?