Collective responsibility backfired by handing the F.L.N. a psychological advantage

Evidence

Somewhat defensively, Soustelle claims that “collective responsibility” was effective, at least when applied to repairs of roads and telegraph poles; it accorded with the Arab mentality of respecting strength, despising weakness. At the same time, however, as Germaine Tillion pointed out, it gravely offended the Chaouias’ deep-rooted sense of justice, and, in the eyes of Yves Courrière, based on his interviews of F.L.N. leaders, it provided the F.L.N. with one of its “principal psychological trump cards”. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 358 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The F.L.N. mirrored French collective responsibility with collective reprisals; Collective responsibility backfired by giving the F.L.N. a key propaganda weapon. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 358; Withholding cooperation becomes power under high interdependence

Related

• Collective responsibility backfired by giving the F.L.N. a key propaganda weapon. (similarity 0.94)
• The F.L.N. mirrored French collective responsibility with collective reprisals (similarity 0.86)
• France’s collective responsibility doctrine mirrored the principle behind Nazi massacres. (similarity 0.80)
• Collective responsibility led French units to execute innocent Arab farmhands (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Collective responsibility backfired by giving the F.L.N. a key propaganda weapon. #corroborates (0.95) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 358
• Withholding cooperation becomes power under high interdependence #corroborates (0.78)