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38. That story should get a spotlight by the MSM. nt

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Ordinary Americans carried out inhumane acts for Trump [View all] ehrnst Feb 2017 OP

Thanks for posting. yardwork Feb 2017 #1

We are seeing how it was possible for Hitler regime to gain power/commit atrocities wishstar Feb 2017 #2

We do what we're told. dawg Feb 2017 #3

NOT ALL OF US! No! Authoritarians are wired by nature Hortensis Feb 2017 #5

Even most liberals in those situations NewJeffCT Feb 2017 #9

In support of your post, Lets not forget they all have bills to pay Victor_c3 Feb 2017 #11

They are also threatened with prosecution 2naSalit Feb 2017 #43

Working for the federal government was a dream come true for me Victor_c3 Feb 2017 #46

Indeed. 2naSalit Feb 2017 #47

Me, too DeminPennswoods Feb 2017 #77

well OK but how far do you go treestar Feb 2017 #75

A true liberal in those cases would have tried to make Blue_true Feb 2017 #51

Exactly! I told my DH that the above actions reflected all the stories about nazi's infiltrating the Hestia Feb 2017 #85

I mention the Milgram Experiment & Stanford Prison Experiment in my own post tblue37 Feb 2017 #57

Staying employed Scarsdale Feb 2017 #12

I am sure many were reconsidering their jobs at that point... 2naSalit Feb 2017 #44

The Milgram Experiment showed that MOST ordinary people would commit torture and murder tblue37 Feb 2017 #55

Or at least listen to songs about them ... dawg Feb 2017 #58

FUCK THAT Skittles Feb 2017 #91

I'm with you on that ... mostly. dawg Feb 2017 #92

Some people never question authority neeksgeek Feb 2017 #4

I was just about to post this Danmel Feb 2017 #6

From wikipedia... kirby Feb 2017 #26

There is a lot of controversy neeksgeek Feb 2017 #80

this could apply to the Republicans bdamomma Feb 2017 #7

True Scarsdale Feb 2017 #13

I hope the perpetrators Danascot Feb 2017 #8

... 2naSalit Feb 2017 #45

Do we actually know that children were handcuffed? cab67 Feb 2017 #10

Yes. ehrnst Feb 2017 #14

It says "reportedly handcuffed." cab67 Feb 2017 #34

The White House says a five-year-old boy was held for five hours and reportedly handcuffed because ehrnst Feb 2017 #35

Aren't handcuffs now plastic ties, which can be tightened to various circumferences? Demit Feb 2017 #59

AND? Jesus FUCKING CHRIST. Does that make it okey-dokey to fucking handcuff 5 year olds? Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #69

I was responding to the poster who thought handcuffs would be too big for a child. Demit Feb 2017 #72

My apologies, I misread the intention of your post. Children were indeed handcuffed and Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #83

Yes, children were handcuffed. Here's a PHOTO for you. Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #84

Oh wow, Maru.. seeing is believing.. Cha Feb 2017 #88

The universal soldier by Donovan gives the military equivilent karynnj Feb 2017 #15

Performed by Donovan after Buffy Saint-Marie wrote and recorded it... 2naSalit Feb 2017 #37

Thanks, I didn't know that. Nt karynnj Feb 2017 #41

Funny thing... 2naSalit Feb 2017 #42

Milgram study and Stanford Prison experiment IronLionZion Feb 2017 #16

It's what you do... marcopolo63 Feb 2017 #17

just read.. a little heaven05 Feb 2017 #24

Thank you for the link Perseus Feb 2017 #25

This is a good story and raises questions Perseus Feb 2017 #18

We were just following orders... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2017 #19

this..nt heaven05 Feb 2017 #22

Exactly - People just doing their jobs packman Feb 2017 #56

Well done! My fervent hope is that we can somehow avoid another PatrickforO Feb 2017 #20

Der Spiegel published an op-ed piece in their most recent issue calling for Germany KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #73

This is good in the sense that, had Hitler been more strongly opposed sooner, PatrickforO Feb 2017 #93

typical of people heaven05 Feb 2017 #21

This is the real danger of Trump and his blind followers... UCmeNdc Feb 2017 #23

A great but disturbing read. mainer Feb 2017 #27

One would think there are already directives treestar Feb 2017 #28

Handcuffing a 5 year old is obscene. Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2017 #29

That story should get a spotlight by the MSM. nt oasis Feb 2017 #38

Most definitely.. The poster child for the anti-trumpghouls. Cha Feb 2017 #89

You'd think it would occur to the employee treestar Feb 2017 #74

I know, right. Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2017 #76

The Milgram experiments. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2017 #30

They would have killed Johnny2X2X Feb 2017 #31

The Banality of Evil... HopeAgain Feb 2017 #32

Excellent observation. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #53

An excellent post malaise Feb 2017 #33

"Patriotic American" is a phrase that will one day bear the bitter irony of the term Aristus Feb 2017 #36

Perdom me but... 2naSalit Feb 2017 #39

You should address that to the author of the article. ehrnst Feb 2017 #40

The op-ed is reporting specific actions, not accusing all federal employees. Demit Feb 2017 #60

... 2naSalit Feb 2017 #61

Run out of words? Demit Feb 2017 #64

Didn't merit a response other than to acknowledge that I saw it. 2naSalit Feb 2017 #86

Sorry, but 'authoritarian' is a no no word you cannot use. Rex Feb 2017 #48

Kick for visibility. Homer Wells Feb 2017 #49

Don't humanize them. The people that did those acts Blue_true Feb 2017 #50

But I was simply following orders. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #52

The good Germans who facilitated Hitler's crimes against humanity. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #54

Every evil regime throughout history sammythecat Feb 2017 #62

Really, do we have to learn these same fucking lessons all over again??!! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #63

Yes, because schools have a hard time teaching history to kids that Ilsa Feb 2017 #67

I think there would be ways to overcome that sort of problem if not for all the forces Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #70

Yep. It's predictable. nt Ilsa Feb 2017 #78

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #81

THIS. IS. NOT. NORMAL!!!! Initech Feb 2017 #65

Title is essence of the evil of fascism: "Ordinary Americans carried out inhumane acts for Trump" Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #66

Trump's willing executioners - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2017 #68

Vichy Republicans and quislings. GoneOffShore Feb 2017 #71

One of Hannah Arendt's zentrum Feb 2017 #79

A lot of Americans are also "good Germans." nt SunSeeker Feb 2017 #82

Good little trump-ghouls :( Cha Feb 2017 #90

Wow.. excellent descriptive article detailing what went on behind Cha Feb 2017 #87