Philip Zimbardo talks about how people have the ability to become monsters or heroes. The choice is up to each individual. He shows graphic pictures of our own U.S military torturing prisoners and dehumanizing them basically. It's a very touchy subject as we all know because, well, they're our own military. We stand behind them because they fight for our freedom. But that doesn't mean that each one is a hero. He makes that argument by showing those images. They were all each heroes until they went into the basement and humiliated these prisoners and decided to take pictures and record them doing such acts. And the fact that they were all smiling and giving thumbs up next to these prisoners makes it a lot harder to defend them. But when is someone considered a "hero" and what makes someone a "monster"?
That's what Zimbardo explains in his video. Everyone starts off as a normal human until something changes. Either their look, their attitude, or their environment. Same for a hero. A hero, though, has to wait for the perfect opportunity to show themselves to the world and to show everyone that they are a true hero. Anyone can be a hero, one just has to wait for the opportunity to present itself. When it does, though, how will you know what the right choice is?
