I was only carrying out orders.
The Ignorant excuse of mindless brutes, or a Genuine excuse
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Yes Having rocks for brains is an Impossibility
Boban,
Pleading ignorance is a privilege for the rich
perhaps
Can you give me an example.
But no matter who you believe is giving the order, if it does not sit right with you and you carry it out. Isn't that a type of ignorance. As in you Lack of knowledge or information to understand your opinion is just as valid as the issuers
So, what are you referring to?
So, what are you referring to?
There is no Angle. Its a Question
Be it war or Civil matters I am referring to a simple statement.
"I was only carrying out orders"
In what Situation would a soldier Not carry out orders would it be one were he was denying brutish behavior. Did the fact that he would have been shot change the nature of his actions.
Feel free to d so,
I fell asleep and didnt get to keep it going.
I tend to agree,
But it cant be so cut and dry or can it. ?
So, would you , in that case, choose to be shot, rather than follow directions and make it home to see your family again?
Is the statement ever used in conjunction with free thinking People ?
I re-read your comment several times, Non...
"Life being the motivator of the actions."
We do what is necessary to survive. Your comment rings true.
To define brainwashing (taken from dictionary.com)-
1. a method for systematically changing attitudes or altering beliefs, originated in totalitarian countries, especially through the use of torture, drugs, or psychological-stress techniques.
2. any method of controlled systematic indoctrination, especially one based on repetition or confusion: brainwashing by TV commercials.
3. an instance of subjecting or being subjected to such techniques: efforts to halt the brainwashing of captive audiences.
Do you truly believe that defending ones nation can be considered brainwashing?
As for changing ones opinions as one ages... that is experience, wisdom... Sadly youth does not come armed with those pre-requisites , so they learn as they go.
I believe the point I am making is to question an individuals choices in life, is to stand as judge, jury and executioner. It's not always as clear cut as one might think.
As for cooking... I am certainly not sitting consistently at the computer. I thought some cool air might be nice, so I walked a couple of blocks to mail a letter before returning. Naively I thought the walk would be beneficial... clearly I should have followed the doctors advice. However, once we have chosen an action, it's very hard to undo it.
* Dr. Jose Delgado *
There is a famous experiment called the "prisoner experiment" (i am sure a copy is available online). The majority of volunteers in experiments are willing to inflict severe pain or death on other human beings when a scientist tells them to do so for the good of science. Had the scientist told the participants to cut off their little fingers, I bet they wouldn't have done it. But they were willing to do far worse to someone else.
Most suffering in the world is not created by independent individuals, but by large numbers of people obeying when they should be resisting.