Why All Russians Are Responsible for Putin's War

As Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine continues, we assess the responsibility of the Russian people for Putin's evil.

I use Thomas Mann's brilliant meditations on Nazi Germany to help us start a conversation about how do humans take responsibility when they are not guilty of evil, but are associated with it.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Thomas Mann on political responsibility
03:15 Russians taking responsibility
05:21 Irresponsibility
08:30 Holding the world in one's heart (utilitarianism)
10:02 Being humane
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opening music: Wilhelm Furtwängler & Yehudi Menuhin with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, 1947