Comment on The Banality of SurveillanceComments−a3w6moThe original quote is "The banality of evil", about the shoa in the third reich?−antonvs6moYes, by Hannah Arendt.But the concept is broadly applicable, and certainly applies here. The point is that evil actions at the state level depend on ordinary people who conform to expectations without thinking about the societal consequences of what they’re doing.
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The original quote is "The banality of evil", about the shoa in the third reich?
Yes, by Hannah Arendt.
But the concept is broadly applicable, and certainly applies here. The point is that evil actions at the state level depend on ordinary people who conform to expectations without thinking about the societal consequences of what they’re doing.