Comment by boelboel
13 days ago
It's interesting to talk about 'banality of evil' in the comment section about flawed papers. Her portrayal of Eichmann was very wrong, Arendt had an idea in her head of how he should be and didn't care too much about the facts and the process. Not that I totally disagree with the idea.
I think this is not only about Eichmann, but a picture of humanity in general.
The obedience to authority that we must be able to challenge to stand a chance.
Milgram's or Zimbardo's tests we're somewhat flawed yes, but still WW2 and Germany kinda proved this tendency IMO. And that's why I brought it up. Perhaps not the best comparison, I admit, but a comparison that seems more and more relevant ni many cases.