HUMANITIES

 
We are now onto the section of Freedom, Responsibility, and Justice.
Please read the following articles and answer the questions that succeed them. 
Collective Responsibility- Please follow the link below to the reading:
https://www.globalresearch.ca/human-psychology-the-delusion-i-am-not-responsible/5535678 (Links to an external site.)
1. If you see a crime happening, such as a fight, what is your induvial responsibility? How do you respond?
When Good People Do Evil- please check out this video:
The psychology of evil | Philip Zimbardo (Links to an external site.)
2.How do you think this study can be related to the average person who was involved in the extermination of Jews in the Holocaust?  Is it really that easy for people to fall under the spell of manipulation were they are able to rationalize the killings of their neighbors?  Is there a sense of ‘collective responsibility’ for the killing of the Jews or any other historical or present ‘ethnic cleansing’?
What Should a Billionaire Give and What Should You?  Please follow the link to the article, I know this article is long, feel free to skim it and slow down on the points that interest you. 

3. After reading this article, I ask- is the life of some ‘worth more’ than the life of others?  Depending on your response there is not necessarily an easy answer to this question, think about it critically and think about the answer from your personal perspective, the readings, and from our privileged position in the U.S.