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The notion that its better to have "good" people doing bad things than "bad" people is such a trash take, but it shows up in nearly every conversation of moral consequence these days.
Or for that matter the idea that a "good" person will do less harm in a "bad" situation than someone that's outright malicious.
This was hauntingly beautiful. A story of conscience and reconciliation with the paradoxes of war and personal spirituality/religion. His decision to join the war as an interrogator, believing his presence and oversight would ensure the humane treatment of prisoners is admirable. I often wonder what is the right thing to do: non-participation, or conscientious participation to ensure abuses are minimized.
And I often hear people talk about how they would punch nazis. Yet when being in the reality of present day prevailing groupthink which justifies such abuses, expecting people to "conscientiously take part" is already getting hopeful.
It sucks to lose someone with such integrity, values and good character. I feel like I have known him personally. May he rest in peace.
What a fascinating story. Thank you for sharing. I cried towards the end as I was learning about Casteel's death. I was hoping for a plot twist, because all along Casteel was described in the past tense, so I knew from the beginning that he might not be still alive but deep inside I was hoping that he is still alive. I was hoping for paragraph that says "and now Casteel is..." It sucks to lose someone with such integ…
Sorry? Who with 'integrity, values and good character' joins an interrogation squad?
The notion that its better to have "good" people doing bad things than "bad" people is such a trash take, but it shows up in nearly every conversation of moral consequence these days.
Our collective unconscious, our collective shadow: https://vimeo.com/242569435
What a fascinating story. Thank you for sharing. I cried towards the end as I was learning about Casteel's death. I was hoping for a plot twist, because all along Casteel was described in the past tense, so I knew from the beginning that he might not be still alive but deep inside I was hoping that he is still alive. I was hoping for paragraph that says "and now Casteel is..." It sucks to lose someone with such integ…
> It sucks to lose someone with such integrity, values and good character. Sorry? Who with 'integrity, values and good character' joins an interrogation squad?
Best question on this thread.
Some food for thought:
Such a great godlike compassionate gentle guy ... working in Abu Ghraib without noting abuses and reporting them or even figuring out why that damm prisoner cries. I don't think I would have courage to report in such situation. Socialization that makes it all normal and very real consequences whistleblowers get would stop me. The issue is not dude. That issue is article writer trying to frame that work as something g…
100%. https://vimeo.com/242569435 shows this.
“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?” ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
incredible piece. If you are thinking of reading this, and have a spare 20 minutes, commit.