CWT #77: Truth, Propaganda, Trust + the Banality of Evil

Many, and probably most, ‘good’ people are decent, but they are as capable of extreme, moral self-delusion as anyone.

That is often called "the banality of evil." Ordinary people often flock to powerful despots, for example. In fact, such figures would not be powerful at all without some popular support, and without a willingness to look the other way...