Words to ponder
- Thread starter Diogenes
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An older but still stinging observation from Jordan Peterson: “People read the history of Nazi Germany and always think they’re Schindler — the one who would have saved Anne Frank. They never imagine themselves as the perpetrator. Look at what happened during the pandemic in Canada: 30% of my neighbors were thrilled to inform on the people around them. They would have worn those masks for the rest of their lives if it let them feel morally superior.”
It’s a stark reminder that the line between “good person” and “collaborator” is thinner than we like to admit — especially when virtue-signaling or social pressure is involved.
Have you ever caught yourself (or seen others) enjoying the moral high ground a little too much during a crisis?
Or do you think most people truly would have stood against the crowd if the stakes were higher?
View: https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2037627137281196066?s=20
It’s a stark reminder that the line between “good person” and “collaborator” is thinner than we like to admit — especially when virtue-signaling or social pressure is involved.
Have you ever caught yourself (or seen others) enjoying the moral high ground a little too much during a crisis?
Or do you think most people truly would have stood against the crowd if the stakes were higher?
View: https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2037627137281196066?s=20