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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
Open Culture ^ | 1963 | Hannah Ardent

Posted on 10/30/2015 4:10:01 AM PDT by EBH

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To: donaldo

Eichmann; Eh, it was a job, it kept me busy.
Corrupt media supporting evil: Eh, it’s a job, it keeps me busy.


21 posted on 10/30/2015 1:24:02 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: sergeantdave

The preservation of “I” is precisely why fat egotists will blindly obey.
Refusal implies resistance, which in turn requires effort. Effort risks failure.
Far simpler to obey and risk nothing.
Thass why they’re sheeple.


22 posted on 10/30/2015 6:31:03 PM PDT by mumblypeg (I've seen the future; brother it is murder. -L. Cohen)
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Good reply.

“The preservation of “I” is precisely why fat egotists will blindly obey.”

I disagree. Any threat to damage “I” or destroy the egoist personality will engender mounting resistance and finally complete resistance to demands to obey.

“Far simpler to obey and risk nothing.”

Blind obedience is a severe threat to the egoist because the “I” is no longer in control, representing the ultimate risk - the death of “I.”


23 posted on 10/30/2015 7:20:51 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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