Bush is trying to defuse the latest Iraqi torture pics as the work of
a few rogue Americans, but this is simply not the case.
If you read through the attached link and summary, it's clear that
this propensity of evil exists within all of us.
The only way we are able to operate in a humane way, is through
social structures that reinforce this behavior. Does it make sense
to have no accountability at our Gitmo or Iraqi prisons? Certainly
not.
Bush must take the blame, as the commander in chief, for not setting
up and monitoring these structures.
http://www.prisonexp.org/
A Simulation Study of the
Psychology of Imprisonment
Conducted at Stanford University
Welcome to the Stanford Prison Experiment web site, which features an
extensive slide show and information about this classic psychology
experiment. What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does
humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph? These are some of the
questions we posed in this dramatic simulation of prison life conducted
in the summer of 1971 at Stanford University.
How we went about testing these questions and what we found may astound
you. Our planned two-week investigation into the psychology of prison
life had to be ended prematurely after only six days because of what the
situation was doing to the college students who participated. In only a
few days, our guards became sadistic and our prisoners became depressed
and showed signs of extreme stress. Please join me on a slide tour of
describing this experiment and uncovering what it tells us about the
nature of Human Nature.
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