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by woadwarrior01 76 days ago
Yeah, this reminiscent of Bandura's moral disengagement work. The differentiating factor isn't "do you follow authority?" but "do you maintain attentiveness to the consequences of your own actions."

The refusers likely weren't necessarily more heroic or principled in some deep character sense. They were just still paying attention.

https://albertbandura.com/albert-bandura-moral-disengagement...