'WHY DID THEY NOT QUIT AND WHY DID THEY NOT BLOW THE WHISTLE?'
I know a lot of people who tried to speak up were demonized and censored. Still, the overwhelming number of people who put their career or livelihood ahead of the welfare of millions of people is mind-boggling. This is of course nothing new. There is the well-known example of …
'WHY DID THEY NOT QUIT AND WHY DID THEY NOT BLOW THE WHISTLE?'
I know a lot of people who tried to speak up were demonized and censored. Still, the overwhelming number of people who put their career or livelihood ahead of the welfare of millions of people is mind-boggling. This is of course nothing new. There is the well-known example of Nazi supporters. To paraphrase Upton Sinclair, it is difficult to get a man to recognize something, when his salary depends on his not recognizing it.
Given the overwhelming majority of those who went along, the devil's advocate in me can't help wondering if we skeptics are merely deluded, or if the truth, as with so many things, is somewhere in between.
'WHY DID THEY NOT QUIT AND WHY DID THEY NOT BLOW THE WHISTLE?'
I know a lot of people who tried to speak up were demonized and censored. Still, the overwhelming number of people who put their career or livelihood ahead of the welfare of millions of people is mind-boggling. This is of course nothing new. There is the well-known example of Nazi supporters. To paraphrase Upton Sinclair, it is difficult to get a man to recognize something, when his salary depends on his not recognizing it.
Given the overwhelming majority of those who went along, the devil's advocate in me can't help wondering if we skeptics are merely deluded, or if the truth, as with so many things, is somewhere in between.
Time will tell.