Social influences have impacts on individuals and how they respond. Multiple social experiments show how individuals respond to social, authoritative and peer pressured situations. Hence moral beliefs within individuals can sometimes be altered due to situations. While not everyone alters their moral belief due to circumstances and social pressures, many individuals succumb to pressures. This explains why in many cases, dictators can overwhelm a population and paint justifications for immoral actions.

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