What is attributed to Shahrur?
The material attributes to Shahrur the view that a person’s ethical responsibility increases as their position in the state rises. The available evidence for this attribution is a paraphrase attributed to episode 24 of The Great News, and its editorial status is: needs review.
Atlas explanation
Within its immediate limits, the claim is understood as linking one’s official position in the state to the extent of one’s ethical responsibility. This explanation does not add a detailed criterion for measuring that increase, because the available material does not specify one.
Inference
The claim can be organized as a principle specific to responsibility associated with office, rather than as a judgment denying ethical responsibility to those who do not hold office. However, this organization is an inference from the wording of the claim itself, not a verbatim text from the episode.
Open question and documentation limits
What exactly is meant by “ethical responsibility,” and what mechanisms make it greater with office? The available material does not settle this. Nor is a verbatim quotation available for presentation on this page; therefore, الحلقة 24 must be consulted to verify the wording and context. For related written sources: The State and Society, Religion and Power, Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism.