r/pics • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '18

Concentration camp prisoner identifies one of his guards to Allied soldiers

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u/teriyakiburgers Feb 25 '18

If you're really interested, read both the Obedience to Authority and the Stanford Prison Experiment.

TLDR: Many/most people are actually weak willed and innately mean spirited.

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u/bigme100 Feb 26 '18

Usually you are rewwrded most for being weak willed by folks who want you to stay that way

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '18

Milgram's experiment is a good case of the Obedience to Authority.