I agree, but qualifiedly. I think some lied, performatively. But others would really do it, because they're young and (being social sciences undergrads in current America??!!) probably deeply immerse in a certain "moral purity" culture, maybe ideological zeal to maintain said purity. The way some Komsomol youth would rat out their friend…
I agree, but qualifiedly. I think some lied, performatively. But others would really do it, because they're young and (being social sciences undergrads in current America??!!) probably deeply immerse in a certain "moral purity" culture, maybe ideological zeal to maintain said purity. The way some Komsomol youth would rat out their friends and family, and not to negligible consequences, but at the minimum a need to undergo a struggle session, and potentially expulsion, or even a trip to Kolyma one way.
I agree, but qualifiedly. I think some lied, performatively. But others would really do it, because they're young and (being social sciences undergrads in current America??!!) probably deeply immerse in a certain "moral purity" culture, maybe ideological zeal to maintain said purity. The way some Komsomol youth would rat out their friends and family, and not to negligible consequences, but at the minimum a need to undergo a struggle session, and potentially expulsion, or even a trip to Kolyma one way.
yep. aspirational self vs. real self.