Obediance to authority

Iraq is yet another example of obedience to authority. An example is Libya, a once prosperous country, because of Firestone buying Libya’s land for rubber crops. For example, what if people were to act on whims, such as lack of money or passion? They would suffer consequences, because the majority of society backs up the laws they enacted, with the support of their police forces.

People must have obedience to authority when it is for the better good of a society. This is exemplified through milgram’s experiment, where a person shocked the “subject”, because he or she felt they were just doing what they were told, thus avoiding responsibility. When a human of power abuses his or her power, to their benefit, the sequential humans following orders can reap havoc upon the society. Many examples have shown up in history over the years.

Any successful society follows these orders of obedience. In closing, surrendering your autonomy to the state is good, when it benefits the state and fighting against the state, when the state harms the society. When it came time for re-elections, push came to shove; Libya’s leader forced his re-election through intimidation and ballot stuffing. Thus, individuals use better judgment and those who do not, suffer the consequences. The chain of command dilutes this responsibility, because there is more than one person carrying out these orders, hence using the excuse, “I was just following orders”. This “benefit” has lead to the death and starvation of many and possibly lead to the start of world war III. His military followed orders, because he paid them money, which the regular citizens could not earn, due to his gluttonous control of Libya’s society.