This video documents the Milgram Experiment. Though many have said that this experiment demonstrates an innate sadism in human nature it is clear that what it actually shows is something quite different and possibly even more horrifying.
The point to note is that human beings have a tendency towards obedience to authority. Notice that this does not imply a tendency towards an unquestioning obedience.
If it is true that people, in general, tend to question authority isn't this a good sign? Watch.
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Existentialism is the study of the way and manner in which human beings exist. We are self-interpreting creatures and these interpretations define who and what we are. Politics is the study of power. Existential politics is the study of the relation between power and who and what we are.
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