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Understanding Human Behavior in Massacres: Studying Perpetrators and Victims

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jger15

10mo ago· 7 min readenOpinion

Summary

The article discusses the importance of studying both the perpetrators and victims of atrocities to understand human behavior in the face of mass killings.

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I often hear that it’s a moral imperative to learn from the great 20th century atrocities, that these events are a window into what humans are capable of, and we must find those impulses in ourselves to make sure we do not follow in their footsteps.
Most victims were appallingly passive in the face of oncoming death.
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I often hear that it’s a moral imperative to learn from the great 20th century atrocities, that these events are a window into what humans are capable of, and we must find those impulses in ourselves to make sure we do not follow in their footsteps.

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