Murderers and thieves are not as scary as indifferent people. All the evil in this world happens with the tacit consent of deeply decent and kind people

Class hour "Indifference"

"People! Beware of the indifferent - it is with them tacit consent All the worst crimes in the world are happening!”

Julius Fucik (Czechoslovakian journalist, literary and theater critic)

Group SZ-21

Date 03/29/2013

Goal: to form the correct attitude towards such a human condition as indifference, develop everyone's own view on this problem.

Preliminary preparation: form three groups

Necessary materials : Film, cards with sayings.

Equipment: computer, projector, board.

Move class hour:

Good afternoon, my dear guys! Today I would like to talk to you about indifference and, as a consequence, cruelty.

As Bruno Yasensky once said, do not be afraid of enemies - in the worst case, they can kill you. Don't be afraid of your friends - in the worst case, they can betray you. Be afraid of the indifferent - they do not kill or betray, but only with their tacit consent does betrayal and murder exist on earth!
The idea that characterizes our society. It has never been distinguished by its special humanity and desire for someone help. Although there have always been some people who are not indifferent to the misfortune of others, there are, unfortunately, more indifferent people. Russian students conducted an experiment. Twelve times they “robbed” a figurehead in the subway, eight times they even took off the guy’s shoes. Experiment results shocking: only once did a woman timidly say: “Why did you take the shoes?” Many similar ones crimes is done daily. And who is to blame? In my opinion, it is an indifferent society that is responsible for such incidents. Are people not in a hurry to help, fearing that the criminal will harm them too? Maybe. But, rather, they think that this cannot happen to them. And once they find themselves in the role of a victim, they sincerely wonder why society is so cruel and indifferently. What is happening to us? Sometimes those who would like to help do not do so only because people say: “Do you need it more than anyone else?” or simply afraid of judgment and sidelong glances.

Information from the dictionary “Indifference is the state of an indifferent person, indifferent, devoid of interest, passive attitude towards the environment.”

Please tell me synonyms for the word indifference (indifference, passivity, apathy)

I bring to your attention the film, after watching which we will try to find out why this happens.

Film (6 minutes).

I. Group assignment (10 minutes):

Give reasons for this behavior

What could have been done to change the situation?

II. Group assignment (10 minutes):

Cards with statements about indifference, give your explanation

III. Group assignment (10 minutes). Give an analysis of the situation.

Situation 1

Situation 2.

Situation 3.

The dictionary says that cruelty is a human feeling that does not know pity, regret, or sympathy. This is the ability to cause suffering to people or animals.

Cruelty is always the result of fear, weakness and cowardice. (Helvetius)

Cruelty is the product of an evil mind and often a cowardly heart. (L. Aristo)

Cruelty always stems from heartlessness and weakness. (Seneca)

Never be afraid To help people! This is the only way we can remain Humans, and not just beings. Only by improving ourselves do we improve society. Seeing the good deeds and actions of others, perhaps the hearts of indifferent. And then we will stop being afraid that no one will come to our aid.

(Feedback)
And now I ask each of you to name what you liked or didn’t like, what new things you learned and whether you need it.

Indifference is paralysis of the soul, premature death. (Anton Pavlovich Chekhov)

If you are indifferent to the suffering of others, you do not deserve to be called a human being. (M. Saadi)

Read the statements. How do you understand them? Explain.

Science has invented a cure for most of our diseases, but has never found a cure for the most terrible of them - indifference. (Helen Keller)

The worst crime we can commit against people is not to hate them, but to treat them with indifference; This is the essence of inhumanity. (B. Shaw)

Read the statements. How do you understand them? Explain.

It is easy to hide hatred, it is difficult to hide love, and most difficult to hide is indifference.

People live and do not see each other, they walk side by side, like cows in a herd; V best case scenario They'll drink the bottle together.

People now have no time for each other.

Situation 1. Anton, leaving class for recess, quietly took his classmate’s phone from his desk, so that he could sell it later and spend the money on his own pleasures. Several people noticed this, but did not stop him. Later, when the noise was made, again everyone remained silent.

Situation 2. old grandpa tried to cross the road. Or rather, he was only able to cross one lane; then no one stopped. Drivers honked and drove around, but no one let us through.

Situation 3.

Young man They dropped him off the bus, and he stood in the cold for 12 hours, receiving serious frostbite. Now he needs surgery - doctors fear that his hands will have to be amputated, Vesti FM radio reports.

Disabled Vitaly Sedukhinsky was accompanied by his mother, but at the bus stop she slipped and did not have time to enter the salon. The doors slammed shut in front of her. The woman was unable to catch up with her son on another bus. The young man drove to the final stop - the village of Novosilikatny. The young man simply could not ask for help - due to his health condition, he does not speak. 12 hours later, at 4 a.m., a passerby discovered the disabled person at this stop. She called an ambulance.

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Beware of the indifferent...

The words of the American poet Richard Eberhart have become famous: “Do not be afraid of your enemies, in the worst case they can kill you, do not be afraid of your friends - in the worst case they can betray you. Fear the indifferent - they do not kill or betray, but only with their silent consent does betrayal and murder exist on earth.”

Perhaps these are the words in last minutes the young American Kitty Genovese vaguely recalled her life. Her life ended tragically in the early morning hours of March 13, 1964, in front of dozens of witnesses, none of whom came to her aid. This incident received coverage in dozens of newspapers, but would soon be forgotten, like thousands of other “little tragedies” big city" However, psychologists to this day continue to discuss the “Genovese case” in unsuccessful attempts to understand the dark sides of human nature.

That night (it was past four o'clock) the young waitress was returning from her night shift. New York is not the calmest city on Earth, and she probably did not feel very comfortable walking alone along the deserted streets at night. Vague fears materialized into a bloody nightmare at the very threshold of her house. Here she was subjected to a brutal, unmotivated attack. The attacker may have suffered from mental illness or been drugged; his motives could not be ascertained because he was never caught. The criminal began to beat the defenseless victim, then stabbed her several times with a knife. Kitty struggled and desperately called for help. Her heartbreaking screams woke up the entire neighborhood: dozens of residents of the apartment building in which she lived clung to the windows and watched what was happening. But not a single one lifted a finger to help her. Moreover, no one bothered to at least raise telephone handset and call the police. The belated call came only when it was no longer possible to save the unfortunate woman.

Then several experiments were organized (not very ethical, because they were openly provocative in nature): psychologists staged an incident in which a figurehead found himself in a threatening situation, and observed the reactions of witnesses. The results were disappointing - few people rushed to the rescue of their neighbors. However, there was not even a need for special experiments - in real life There were quite a few similar collisions, many of which were described in the press. Many examples have been recorded of how a person who suffered from an attack, accident or sudden attack could not get the necessary help for a long time, although dozens and even hundreds of people passed by (one American woman, who broke her leg, lay in shock for almost an hour in the middle of the most crowded street New York - Fifth Avenue).

On the contrary, when seeing at least a few people not reacting to what is happening, a person involuntarily asks the question: “What do I need more than everyone else?”

Psychologists note: in such critical situations, residents of large overpopulated cities are much more likely to show extreme indifference than residents rural areas and small towns. Hugo was probably right when he remarked: “Nowhere do you feel so alone as in a crowd.” The anonymity of a big city, where everyone is indifferent to each other, everyone is a stranger, every man for himself, leads to severe moral deformations. The city dweller gradually acquires a shell of indifference, not realizing that if trouble happens to him, hundreds of passers-by will step over him, not paying attention to his suffering. In such a soulless atmosphere, the soul becomes callous, and sooner or later an emotional and moral breakdown occurs. And a person rushes to a psychologist to save himself from spiritual poverty. There are many qualified psychologists today. There are fewer good ones. Because a good psychologist, according to the correct observation of Sidney Jurard, is first and foremost good man. By at least, he should not be like those who, many years ago, on a March morning, gaped at the painful death of Kitty Genovese.

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Perhaps these were the words that the young American Kitty Genovese (in the portrait) vaguely remembered in the last minutes of her life. Her life was tragically cut short early this morning March 13 1964 in front of dozens of witnesses, none of whom came to her aid. The incident received coverage in dozens of newspapers, but would soon be forgotten like thousands of other “little big city tragedies.” However, psychologists to this day continue to discuss the “Genovese case” in unsuccessful attempts to understand the dark sides of human nature (this incident is mentioned in widely known textbooks by Jo Godefroy, Elliot Aronson, and others).
That night (it was past four o'clock) the young waitress was returning from her night shift. New York is not the calmest city on Earth, and she probably did not feel very comfortable walking alone along the deserted streets at night. Vague fears materialized into a bloody nightmare at the very threshold of her house. Here she was subjected to a brutal, unmotivated attack.
The attacker may have suffered from mental illness or been drugged; his motives could not be ascertained because he was never caught. The criminal began to beat the defenseless victim, then stabbed her several times. Kitty struggled and desperately called for help. Her heartbreaking screams woke up the entire neighborhood: dozens of residents of the apartment building in which she lived clung to the windows and watched what was happening. But not a single one lifted a finger to help her. Moreover, no one bothered to even pick up the phone and call the police. A belated call came only when it was no longer possible to save the unfortunate woman (in the photo on the right is the street where the tragedy occurred).

This incident leads to the saddest thoughts about human nature. Does the principle “My house is on the edge” for most people outweigh the seemingly natural compassion for a defenseless victim? Hot on the heels, psychologists interviewed 38 witnesses to the night incident. It was not possible to obtain an intelligible answer about the motives for their indifferent behavior.
Then several experiments were organized (not very ethical, because they were openly provocative in nature): psychologists staged an incident in which a figurehead found himself in a threatening situation, and observed the reactions of witnesses. The results were disappointing - few people rushed to the rescue of their neighbors. However, there was not even a need for special experiments - in real life there were enough similar collisions, many of which were described in the press. Many examples have been recorded of how a person who suffered from an attack, accident or sudden attack could not get the necessary help for a long time, although dozens and even hundreds of people passed by (one American woman, who broke her leg, lay in shock for almost an hour in the middle of the most crowded street New York - Fifth Avenue).

It was still possible to draw some conclusions from provocative experiments and simple everyday observations. It turned out that the sheer number of observers is not just an impressive figure, blatant evidence of mass mental callousness, but also a strong demoralizing factor. The more outsiders observe the victim's helplessness, the less likely she is to receive help from any of them. On the contrary, if there are few witnesses, then some of them will most likely provide support.
If there is only one witness, the likelihood of this increases even more. It is characteristic that often the only witness involuntarily looks around, as if wanting to compare his behavior with the behavior of those around him (or to find someone on whom he could shift the responsibility that has suddenly fallen?). Since there are no people around you, you have to act yourself, in accordance with your moral ideas. Of course, here too people behave differently, but, probably, it is precisely this situation of personal responsibility that acts as a kind of moral test: “If not me, then who?”
On the contrary, when seeing those who do not react to what is happening, a person involuntarily asks the question: “What do I need more than everyone else?”
Psychologists note: in such critical situations, residents of large overpopulated cities are much more likely to show extreme indifference than residents of rural areas and small towns. Hugo was probably right when he remarked: “Nowhere do you feel so alone as in a crowd.”
The anonymity of a big city, where everyone is indifferent to each other, everyone is a stranger, every man for himself, leads to severe moral deformations. The city dweller gradually acquires a shell of indifference, not realizing that if trouble happens to him, hundreds of passers-by will step over him, not paying attention to his suffering.
In such a soulless atmosphere, the soul is depleted, and sooner or later an emotional and moral breakdown occurs. And a person rushes to a psychologist to save himself from spiritual poverty. There are many qualified psychologists today. There are fewer good ones. Because a good psychologist, according to the correct observation of Sidney Jurard, is first and foremost a good person. At least he shouldn't be like those who watched the painful death of Kitty Genovese on a March morning many years ago.

In 1925, Bruno Jasieński, a Polish poet and prose writer of the radical left, left with his wife for Paris. Four years later, he was expelled for communist propaganda, and specifically for the revolutionary utopian novel “I’m Burning Paris.” Yasensky became a citizen of the USSR, editor of the journal International Literature and a member of the board of the Writers' Union. In '37 he was arrested and a year later executed.

In addition to Polish, Yasensky wrote in French and, already in the USSR, in Russian. Because of his arrest last novel The “Conspiracy of the Indifferent” remained unfinished. However, the wife kept the manuscript, and in 1956 “The Conspiracy...” was published in Novy Mir.
The novel is preceded by an epigraph:
Don't be afraid of enemies - in the worst case they can kill you.
Don't be afraid of your friends - in the worst case, they can betray you.
Fear the indifferent - they do not kill or betray, but only with their tacit consent does betrayal and murder exist on earth.
Robert Eberhardt. "King Pithecanthropus the Last"

Robert Eberhardt is the name of one of the main characters in the novel, a German anti-fascist intellectual who trained as an anthropologist; “King Pithecanthropus the Last” is the title of his unpublished book. The epigraph to the novel immediately became a walking quote among us.

It echoes a saying usually attributed to John Kennedy:
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in moments of great moral crises.

Kennedy actually quoted these words in two of his speeches - in February 1956 and September 16, 1959, both times with reference to Dante.
An early version of this saying appeared in Theodore Roosevelt's America and World War"(1915): "Dante reserved a special inglorious place in hell for those low-spirited angels who did not dare to take either the side of good or the side of evil."

And this maxim (with the caption: “Dante”) received its final form in the collection of thoughts and aphorisms “What is Truth,” published in Florida in 1944. The author of the collection was Henry Powell Spring (1891–1950).
Theodore Roosevelt was much closer to Dante's text than Spring and Kennedy. At the beginning of the third song of the poem “ The Divine Comedy. Hell" describes the threshold of hell:
There are sighs, crying and frantic screams
In the starless darkness they were so great,
That at first I wilted in tears.

And with them are a bad flock of angels,
That, without rebelling, she was also not faithful
To the Almighty, observing the middle.

Heaven overthrew them, not tolerating the stain;
And the abyss of Hell does not accept them,
Otherwise, guilt would become proud.
(Translation by M. Lozinsky)

In turn, Dante developed the thought expressed in the verses of the Revelation of the Apostle John, i.e., the Apocalypse:
You are neither cold nor hot; Oh, that you were cold or hot!
But because you are warm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.

Dante places neutrals in the struggle between God and the devil at the entrance to the underworld, and not at all in the “hottest places.” But starting from the 17th century, Protestant preachers both in England and the USA spoke about “the hottest places in hell.” These places were allocated either to unrepentant sinners, or atheists, or (already in the 19th century) hypocrites.

In Russia, and in other countries, the saying about “the hottest place in hell” came into use as a quote from Kennedy’s speech. But at least once we encountered it much earlier.

At the end of 1929, the Communist Academy held a multi-day discussion of the mistakes of literary critic V. F. Pereverzev. As usual, the discussion boiled down to sticking political labels on the person being discussed. This event was led by S.E. Shchukin, a former security officer and military worker who graduated from the Institute of Red Professors. In his closing remarks he attacked his colleagues who denounced Pereverzev not zealously enough:
– I want to first of all dwell on the category of those who objected, or, rather, on the category of those who participated in this discussion, which, according to Dante, are destined for the hottest places in hell, mind you, not lukewarm, but precisely the hottest places. This is the category of people whom Dante calls neither cold nor hot, but lukewarm.

“History repeats itself twice: the first time as a tragedy, the second time as a farce”. You involuntarily remember these words of the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel when you accidentally (who would do this on purpose?!) look into the LiveJournal of Peter Popov (better known as Popov). In his magazine, PPP shamelessly calls himself Robert Eberhard, at least that’s what his photo is signed next to the red banner with gold fringe on the page dated September 29 on the left, although the same photo is signed “morodppp” on the right. In addition, there is a green and white " Fear the indifferent - they do not kill or betray, but with their silent consent they exist on earth.". Petr Petrovich, what is “with the tacit consent of the indifferent”? Readers were tormented by curiosity. And why on earth did you become Robert Eberhard? This name is already taken, come up with another nickname.
I still have a lot of questions, however, do not bother yourself with an answer if you consider my curiosity inappropriate or tactless. Sorry, as they say, for not being collegial.
How did you get the idea to turn a magazine into a watermelon - fresh striped greens on the outside, juicy red letters on the inside? How much time do you spend coming up with cool titles for your posts like “We're tired of this stink!”, “As a result of shame,” or “Barbarians can kill themselves”? How did you become friends with Yulia Tymoshenko? For what purpose on the first page of your LJ in the fiery and bloody texts are the names written a little in Chinese Shesta-kov, Yake-menko, Lyubimtsev? What's the trick?
And finally, the most important question, who is the author of the main slogan of your watermelon-striped magazine: “Sometimes, everything is exactly as it looks”? I really want to get an answer, because in your LiveJournal everything looks crazy! The slogan works!

http://morodppp.livejournal.com/1957.html

And now about Robert Eberhard. This is a character in the unfinished novel “The Conspiracy of the Indifferent” (in the original “The Main Culprit” - “Główny winowajca”) by the Polish writer Bruno Jasienski, who died tragically in Stalin's camps. Epigraph to the work - lines from the book by Robert Eberhard "King Pithecanthropus the Last."
Here they are in different translations.

"Don't be afraid of your enemies - in the worst case, they can kill you.
Don't be afraid of your friends - in the worst case, they can betray you.
Fear the indifferent - they do not kill or betray, but only with their tacit consent does betrayal and murder exist on earth."

“Fear the indifferent! Only with their tacit consent is an unprecedented triumph of baseness, stupidity and villainy possible!”

“Do not be afraid of friends - in the worst case, they can betray you. Do not be afraid of enemies - in the worst case, they can kill you. But be afraid of the indifferent, for it is with their tacit consent that all betrayals and murders are committed on earth.”

“Do not be afraid of friends - in the worst case, they can betray you. Do not be afraid of enemies - in the worst case, they can kill you. Fear the indifferent, for it is with their tacit consent that all the basest crimes are committed on earth.”

“Fear the indifferent - they do not kill or betray, but only with their silent consent does betrayal and lies exist on earth.”