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banality of evil  

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  • A recent morning's newspaper had a charming snapshot of a laughing soldier playing an accordion, surrounded by equally cheerful, laughing women, all clearly having a carefree time of it. But the reader soon discovers a shocking fact. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Banality of Evil]

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