questioning authority chris mussack writes for all those people who insist i question authority why how about the holocaust the spanish inquisition jonestown just to name a few authorities sometimes tell people to do evil things people who just follow orders have tortured and killed others in very large numbers and protest their innocence afterwards when your authority starts telling you to do things you should ask questions except for situations of pressing need i said shut the hatch because the submarine is filling with water any reasonable authority should be able to give at least some justification that you can understand just be sure to listen when authority answers if anybody is interested in questions of psychological pressure and following orders you might want to read about a study done by solomon ashe in on conformity and another done by stanley milgram in on obedience both should be in any good book on psychology sociology the results are both fascinating and terrifying darren f provine kilroy gboro rowan edu we do what we re told we do what we re told we do what we re told told to do peter gabriel
