Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity

Free speech November 2, 2021

 

 

Dietrich Bonhoeffer argued that stupid people are more dangerous than evil ones. This is because while we can protest against or fight evil people, against stupid ones we are defenseless — reasons fall on death ears.

 

Bonhoeffer’s famous text, which we slightly edited for this video, serves any free society as a warning of what can happen when certain people gain too much power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 thought on “Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity”

  1. “Stupid” german almost saved Europe and western civilization, until our american enemy brought the american disease with them to healthy european people.

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