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IrateCitizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-04 02:03 PM
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21. War brings out people's worst impulses
These people were all, for the most part, victims of a situation that they never should have been in in the first place.

Ever read about the Stanford experiment in the 1970's in which they divided participants into groups of "inmates" and "guards" to see how they'd interact? Within one week there was such abusive behavior by the "guards" towards the "inmates" that they actually had to cut the experiment short out of serious concern for the well-being of the "inmates" group.

It doesn't excuse their behavior, but it's something to keep in mind....
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