Complicity is the willingness to support or overlook the illegal or immoral ideas and behavior of others. Currently, it is manifest in the police officers who failed to intervene in the killing of George Floyd.
Throughout history, the term can be applied to those who carried out the savage decrees of dictators, who hid the known side effects of various industrial products (e.g. tobacco), who failed to expose the cruel behavior of their associates (e.g. Catholic priests and bishops) or who voted the party line to protect their own tenure while knowing that the legislation was unfair or discriminatory. We must also admit that individuals who ignore current public health recommendations are complicit in the spread of Covid-19.
Many Republican Senators and Congressmen have demonstrated profound complicity throughout Trump's reign, failing to acknowledge his lies, choosing to support his dangerous policies and signing onto legislation that threatens the environment, human rights and International cooperation. They, like the police officers in Minneapolis, must be held responsible for their complicity.
Throughout history, the term can be applied to those who carried out the savage decrees of dictators, who hid the known side effects of various industrial products (e.g. tobacco), who failed to expose the cruel behavior of their associates (e.g. Catholic priests and bishops) or who voted the party line to protect their own tenure while knowing that the legislation was unfair or discriminatory. We must also admit that individuals who ignore current public health recommendations are complicit in the spread of Covid-19.
Many Republican Senators and Congressmen have demonstrated profound complicity throughout Trump's reign, failing to acknowledge his lies, choosing to support his dangerous policies and signing onto legislation that threatens the environment, human rights and International cooperation. They, like the police officers in Minneapolis, must be held responsible for their complicity.
