[Col Frank Slade]

Groupthink defined.

[taildragger]

They are members of the Borg, but none of them are 7 of 9....

That is funny, but it is her fault ( or her hubbie's) we got stuck with Obama...

Think about that from a historical persective... Alan Keyes didn't help either...

[bronxville]

“Groupthink defined.”

Well said and bears repeating.

Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or viewpoints. Antecedent factors such as group cohesiveness, structural faults, and situational context play into the likelihood of whether or not groupthink will impact the decision-making process

The primary socially negative cost of groupthink is the loss of individual creativity, uniqueness, and independent thinking. While this often causes groupthink to be portrayed in a negative light, because it can suppress independent thought, groupthink under certain contexts can also help expedite decisions and improve efficiency. As a social science model, groupthink has an enormous reach and influences literature in the fields of COMMUNICATIONS, political science, social psychology, management, organizational theory, and information technology.[1]...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink

[Elle Bee]

that's encouraging endorsement for me

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