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Hortensis

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1. Good article. Stunningly, ultimately, that small town police force "just followed orders"

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2021, 10:24 AM

Jan 2021

to start executing people out of group loyalty. From protecting the peace of their town to unthinkable mass murder in nearby woods just like that. Many said long after that they participated because the group they belonged to was going to. They thought that because no one broke what must have been a tense group silence to say no when told. A few ran away when the murder started.

Human nature.

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The Gravedigger of American Democracy: McConnell as Hindenburg [View all] Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 OP

Good article. Stunningly, ultimately, that small town police force "just followed orders" Hortensis Jan 2021 #1

Heartbreaking, the nature of some humans. Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #3

History may not repeat, but it does rhyme... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #2

"Ordinary Men" Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #5

Watching what is happening now with the repub party makes it even clearer Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 #4

Donald Trump Is Now a Terrorist Leader Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #7

Well said Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 #9

Absolutely brilliant Mike 03 Jan 2021 #6

K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Jan 2021 #8