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Full Idea
The ascription of collective responsibility is inconsistent with …the belief that people should be held responsible for only their own autonomous actions.
Gist of Idea
Collective responsibility conflicts with responsibility's requirement of authonomy
Source
John Kekes (Against Liberalism [1997], 04)
Book Ref
Kekes,John: 'Against Liberalism' [Cornell 1997], p.69
A Reaction
The autonomy would need to be displaced, from the decision to act to the decision of identify with the organisation. But if you invest in an evil group you are responsible for actions you never even knew occurred (never mind autonomy).