Obedience to Authority

When looking at Milgram's Obedience to Authority, one can see how this serves as an explanation for the terrible regimes throughout time.  It is hard to believe that Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Mussolini would have came to power if it were not for this principle.  These regimes rested upon the sole ability that the people would not think for themselves and listen to their own morals.  The question I pose: since all of these leaders came up as trusting leaders who would bring real change, what kind of test should we use today to test the intentions of our own political leaders.  

Identity

During high school, I started to question how unique or identity is and how much it stands apart from others.  I came to the conclusion that we are unique individuals because nobody has had the same exact experiences as us.  But how much do these differences really matter?  Are they vast differences or simply minute, little things?  Depending on how big or small the differences are, what does this say about the possibility of human beings to truly connect with one another and find a significant other?