I often feel that worse than the most fiendish Nazis were those Germans who went along with the persecution of the Jews not because they really disliked them but because it was the thing.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People who follow persecution because it is convenient are morally worse than those driven by hatred.
- In plain terms
- Going along with injustice because it is the easy thing is worse than active dislike.
- What can you take from it?
- Passive compliance can cause great harm.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have you stayed silent to fit in?
- What makes compliance easier than resistance?
Another view
Fear of social exile often motivates compliance more than ideology.
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