INSIGHT: Why good people happen to do bad things

>The line between good and evil is permeable,” says psychologist Philip Zimbardo, “and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.”  As Zimbardo and other social scientists have shown in a range of experiments, actions we deem evil — cheating, lying, stealing, and worse — don’t spring from people’s character, but the situations they find themselves in.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Oct

INSIGHT: Lawlessness bad for good governance, human rights

>Ever since our independence, Tanzania has been a unique country for its tranquillity. Its people, by and large, had deep respect for the law. The executive also respected the law, so did the other arms of state - the judiciary and the legislature. Disrespect for the law was both stigmatic and consequential.

 

5 years ago

BBC

20 Feb

Acid attack survivor: 'There are more good people than bad'

Atsede Nguse's husband disfigured her in Ethiopia, but well-wishers have helped her recovery.

 

10 years ago

Africanjam.Com

EPL: TEN THINGS THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN THIS SEASON

With the English Premier League (EPL) set to embark on a fresh season, everyone is speculating about what might happen in the months to come.
Well, we decided to take a different tack and look at things that we wager will NOT happen, come what may, in the 2015-16 EPL season. (Note: this has been written in a lighter vein and with no personal animosity towards any of the clubs or persons mentioned) Van Gaal sticking to a standard formation…or swapping his notepad for an iPad They might call...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Mar

Plea to give people good Katiba Deliver good Katiba to : Grant TZ good new call

 As citizens, we record in our memories what is happening in the Constituent Assembly (CA) and at the end of the day, we will come up with a conclusion if the Constitution to be achieved will be useful to us and the country in general.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Feb

INSIGHT: Cities ‘bad’ for low income earners

Nairobi. Plans to reshape and modernise African cities, in part driven by investment, architecture and construction companies seeking new markets, could deepen existing social inequalities, according to recent research. But these development plans could also benefit the poor if governments are responsive to the needs of their citizens, argue analysts.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Sep

Katiba: The good, the bad and the ugly

With the constitution review now suspended, the general mood across the country is one of frustration and even anger--not least because of the cost implications. So far, we have spent up to Sh21 billion on phase 1 and Phase 2--running from February 2014 to October 4--during which the focus was on debating the proposals in the second draft.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Aug

FROM THE BEAT: Present is bad, where is the good past?

Life can be funny at times to the extent that a funeral becomes comical affair.

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Political dynasties: Good or bad?

Satirist asks if political dynasties can be a good thing

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Jun

The good, the bad and ugly side of technology

How much time do you spend in front of a screen in a day? The answer is a considerable good amount of time, right? Did you say sometimes the whole day? You are not alone.

 

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