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silly goose
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Hannah Arendt's "The Banality of Evil: Eichmann in Jerusalem" examines the trial of Adolf Eichmann, an SS official who orchestrated the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question." Arendt's central thesis, the concept of the "banality of evil", suggests that Eichmann was not the monstrous figure which is expected of someone who organized mass extermination. Rather, she portrays him as exceedingly normal — «merely» performing his duties, motivated by career rather than by criminal intent / mental illness / anti-Semitism. The book faced criticism for various reasons, yet, regardless of the historical accuracy — it definitely urges one to think of the reasons behind their actions and the consequences of “I just have to work to meet my KPIs”. Would recommended for those interested in delving deeper into the Holocaust narrative. It describes the bureaucratic mechanisms of the Jewish genocide and its reception in different countries, explores the characteristics of the post-war judicial system.
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Young
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did it change the way you see the world? how?
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silly goose
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i think, as a side effect, it might have made me more considerate if my job results had a direct influence on other people; and bringing same awareness to others, because many people just do their job not really caring how it might affect someone / viewing other people as objects
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yes I've been thinking about how the dull, the everyday, and the familiar could in fact be very immoral, 1. being that we personally don't realize, 2. being that subjugating morality to some collectivist agenda opens the way to immorality "I fire weapons to defend my family, district, or state"
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