by nomad » May 4th, 2009, 2:35 pm
I think part of it is that being part of a group gives you a certain amount of anonymity. Similar to the way people will do things in a riot that they would never do by themselves, either because they feel they can get away with it or because they are caught up in the flow of the general groupthink. When you are part of a corporation and don't necessarily see directly the actions, or when you think of it as the corporation acting, even though you are making the decisions, it's easier to ignore the morality and rationalize your part in it. And then I'm sure some people just do what they are taught as "the way we do business" without realizing the potential consequences.
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