SOC SCI H1F Lecture 5: Week 5 Section
9 Feb 2017
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When there is no law punishing that power then they will use that power. Had to overcome their socialization that taught them that murder is wrong. Killing their own homeland so no state of emergency objectively. Polish villagers had already witnessed 2 takeovers. Had to be on the best side of the new captors germans: generate good will among the new occupier. Does this justify a mortal evil: p. 89, p. 100 to what extent can polish people be blamed for what the polish people did during wwii? too stark, two options provided are undesirable. Getting rid of excuse that they were scared of german power because anti-semitism lasted even after war ended. Murder of children gets people afraid and in favor of violence as a form of defense: p. 109 long running prejudice that jews are killing babies. Great list for collective reasons but we can never know all the individual reasons. Essay: locke"s vision of good society.
