Most people are average. After watching Shadow of a Doubt for the umpteenth time I see that Charlie, who is constantly watching the world around her and looking at people and tries to make sense of it is the exception. Her mom, who is a sweet mom and not stupid, just average, sees the same facts but can’t add it all up.
And I see now that Germans in the 30s really did believe the Blood Libel and other lies. They really did believe the lies that Jews were committing genocide, tho they didn’t use the word genocide as that word hadn’t been coined yet. It took decades of small lies that people were just not smart enough to discredit, see above. I used to think they didn’t believe but because they were prejudiced they went along with it. They really believed because they thought they had facts and they thought it was the right thing to do. They believed the people in authority.
And no, teaching how to analyse won’t work. They just can’t do it.
Things I really really learnt this week.
Most people are average. After watching Shadow of a Doubt for the umpteenth time I see that Charlie, who is constantly watching the world around her and looking at people and tries to make sense of it is the exception. Her mom, who is a sweet mom and not stupid, just average, sees the same facts but can’t add it all up.
And I see now that Germans in the 30s really did believe the Blood Libel and other lies. They really did believe the lies that Jews were committing genocide, tho they didn’t use the word genocide as that word hadn’t been coined yet. It took decades of small lies that people were just not smart enough to discredit, see above. I used to think they didn’t believe but because they were prejudiced they went along with it. They really believed because they thought they had facts and they thought it was the right thing to do. They believed the people in authority.
And no, teaching how to analyse won’t work. They just can’t do it.