I`m convinced I`m the Joe Dirt of the universe dropped off on earth by my lousy parents.
Other times, the stupidity of humanity is so overwhelming I can`t help empathizing with Marvin, the depressed robot from Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
For anyone that cares... (and even if they did it probably wouldn`t matter)
Irving Janis was a Psych professor at Yale. He researched groupthink and developed eight groupthink behaviors. They describe why groups make bad descisions - however the left figured out how to use them as a weapon.
I recast them below as commandments of the progressive left.
Number IV explains covers this turd of an article.
I Thou shalt create an illusion of invulnerability shared by most members to foster excessive optimism and encourage extreme risks taking
II Thou shall not allow any member to question the group`s inherent morality, instead members shall be encouraged to ignore the ethical or moral consequences of their decisions
III Thou shalt promote collective efforts to rationalize in order to discount warnings, or other information that might lead members to reconsider their assumptions before they recommit themselves to their assumptions
IV Thou shalt reinforce stereotyped views of enemy leaders as too evil to warrant genuine attempts to negotiate, or as too weak and stupid to counter whatever risky attempts are made to defeat their purpose
V Thou shalt self-censor any deviation from the apparent group consensus, inclining each member to minimize the importance of their doubts and counterarguments
VI Thou shalt create and maintain a shared illusion of unanimity concerning judgement conforming to the majority view
VII Thou shalt apply direct pressure on any member who expresses strong arguments against any of the group`s stereotypes, illusions, or commitments, making clear that this type of dissent is contrary to what is expected of all loyal members
VIII Thou shalt appoint mindguards to protect the group from adverse information that might shatter their shared complacency about the effectiveness and morality of their decisions
-Eddie01 circa `98
sorry for wasting everyones time...
Thanks for the post.
In a search this was mentioned.
Participants in those critical decisions, Janis found, had failed to consider the full range of alternatives or consult experts who could offer different perspectives. They rejected outside information and opinion unless it supported their preferred policy. And the harsher the preferred policy — the more likely it was to involve moral dilemma — the more zealously members clung to their consensus: “Each member is likely to become more dependent than ever on the in-group for maintaining his self-image as a decent human being and will therefore be more strongly motivated to maintain group unity.”
See this more often now days.
Thanks again.