The Misinterpretation of the Milgram Experiment

The Milgram experiment was done back in the 60s at a time when people were trying to figure out how could something like Nazi Germany happen, right? We have one guy couldn't do this. It's zapping the hell out of them. So the interpretation at the time was if there is a person who seems to be in the role of authority, like the guy in the lab coat telling you you must zap him again, then people will slip into this sort of subservient role and mindlessly obey no matter what. And that interpretation really fit with how people were thinking about things at the time.