Ends Justify Means
The cluster discusses how people and governments justify atrocities, tyranny, and oppression under the guise of the 'greater good' or punishing 'bad ones', often warning against unwavering beliefs and mental gymnastics that enable such actions.
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you can convince people to give up anything as long as it's in service of punishing "the bad ones"
Never underestimate the willingness of people to have others suffer for their ideals.
They might be some kind of just-world fallacy power-hungry sadists?
A question for people who think their preferred ends justify deplorable means.
Unwavering beliefs is how you get atrocities.
It justifies doing bad things for "the greater good".
Every tyrant claims to be doing things "for the greater good".
It's because the people in power care... about controlling and dehumanizing those they have power over.
A “The ends justify the means” mentality is a road to all kinds of human atrocities.
Exactly, insert something about tyrany and good people doing nothing enabling it.