Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity

YouTube ^ | October 15, 2021 | Sprouts

[SunkenCiv]

Dietrich Bonhoeffer argued that stupid people are more dangerous than evil ones. This is because while we can protest against or fight evil people, against stupid ones we are defenseless — reasons fall on dead ears. Bonhoeffer's famous text, which we slightly edited for this video, serves any free society as a warning of what can happen when certain people gain too much power.

CHAPTERS
0:00 The Darkest Chapter
0:55 Letters from prison
4:29 About Bonhoeffer
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Script based on the work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Editor: Jonas Koblin
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
Voice: Matt Abbott
Coloring: Nalin
Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa
Production: Selina Bador
Production Assistant: Bianka
Proofreading: Susan

Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity
Sprouts | 1.32M subscribers
2,666,989 views | October 15, 2021

[GOPJ]

Stupid people are easier to manipulate too.

If planning a coup putting stupid people in key positions is critical because it keeps the number of people aware of what's 'really happening' to a minimum.

And how do you find stupid people who can sit in high positions? Base choices on absurd traits - like sexual kink, or freckles or pigmentation or silly insider 'norms'... high school stuff.

Women's IQ's tend to be clustered around the mean... lots of 'stupid women' to choose from who can be manipulated easily with 'talking points' that allow them to 'look smart' in a competitive environment..

Bonhoeffer was amazing.

[alexander_busek]

I remember something Merkel attributed to her dad “Be more than you appear to be.” I had remembered reading it being attributed to someone much older.

That's a joke!

That would be comparable to an American saying that his father used to remark, "A penny saved is a penny earned." Though everyone knows its from "Poor Richard's Almanac" (by Benjamin Franklin).

Mehr Sein als Schein is the commonplace German expression - attributed to Moltke.

The rule of thumb is: When in doubt, attribute it to Goethe or - if it's salacious - to Oscar Wilde.

Regards,

[alternatives?]

That is who I had heard it was attributed to. But when researching on the web I was just getting her attributing it to her dad. LOL. One can’t trust the MSM to do any research.

[SunkenCiv]

In this video I will discuss "The 5 Basic Laws of Human Stupidity" by Italian economist Carlo Cipolla.

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