DandomRude

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Why give this guy shit? If he was just following orders, he wouldn't have talked to CBS after the fact and you wouldn't be reading this. It's something, right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

My mistake - corrected.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Cool. Bonus points for the MF DOOM tape

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Also pretty crooked these days

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yes, just terrible management. They could have just made good money, but no, there has to be more. So excessive greed at any price - now it's just bankruptcy. But I'm sure that won't bother the senior management: they've already put their millions in a safe place and will simply move on. The next company that needs their outstanding leadership is bound to come along...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

What European allies? Here in Europe, there is hardly anyone left who still sees Trump's USA as an ally. Embezzling millions from aid organizations intended for starving children doesn't go down too well here either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Ah, yes, the good old HAns RIegel BOnns.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Someone should keep a close eye on this guy, because he could be suicidal. I mean, he probably knows the president and his entire crew pretty well.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Neato! Kind of reminds me of this little guy somehow, who is not all too intimidating. Puppy sitting in green grass

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Well, I'm from Germany. Fortunately, our terrible history is still taught in every school here - in pretty much all its horrible detail.

That's why it's important to me to warn US citizens before it's too late. I'm not so sure I would be courageous enough to stand up against such atrocities if I had to face deportation to an extermination camp, as I would have in Hitler's time - please don't do as the Germans did and fight back while you still can.

I mean there's a world of difference between posting something somewhat critical on social media and actually having to fear consequences for life and limb. This is only for the really brave. I'm not so sure I'd be one of them if it really came down to it.

Don't let it get that far in the first place!

 

"Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil" examines the trial of Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi bureaucrat instrumental in organizing the Holocaust. Eichmann was captured by Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960 and tried in Jerusalem for crimes against humanity. Hannah Arendt controversially described Eichmann as "terrifyingly normal," emphasizing his thoughtlessness and blind obedience to orders rather than inherent sadism or hatred. He executed his role as a logistical organizer of mass deportations and killings with bureaucratic efficiency, seeing himself as a law-abiding citizen fulfilling his duties.

Arendt coined the term "banality of evil" to highlight how ordinary individuals, through moral disengagement and adherence to authority, can commit horrific acts. She criticized the trial for its theatrical nature and questioned Israel's jurisdiction, arguing it was more about Jewish suffering than Eichmann’s crimes. Her work sparked debates on morality, justice, and the nature of evil, challenging traditional views on Nazi perpetrators.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Yes, there are certainly many who are just inherently evil, but I don't think that's the majority. I think most of them are like Eichmann: objectively speaking, of course, they are also evil, but they don't get satisfaction from their cruelty. They simply don't question what they're told because it's their job - and that's enough of an excuse for them towards others and also towards themselves. Doesn't make them any less guilty, though, I would say.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 1 week ago (6 children)

If I were to carry out this order, I would refuse. Who cares whether she's "legal" or not - deporting a sick child is simply inhumane. Those goddam monsters!

But yes, that's quite right. The reign of terror in Hitler's Third Reich was also only possible with those who carried out orders and clung to the idea that they were not responsible. Hannah Arendt described all this very well in "The Banality of Evil".

 
 
 
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