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To: CptnObvious

Groupthink as a weapon 101

Here’s the left’s play book. Worth understanding.

Makes everything the left does crystal clear.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2587374/posts

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

you’re welcome


27 posted on 08/04/2024 5:59:14 AM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (there will come a day when FR rejects articles from the NYT, et al. as "Commie trash, no thank you")
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
Yeah, its like they've been told what to think and to obey the elites.

I'm noting this harried look on most of the minions and that the activists are lock step. They repeat ad nauseum and change their talking points on queue.

Recently, they've been calling their enemies "Weird" over and over and started calling Trump supporters "Weird". Then I remembered Hillary calling folks like you and me "deplorables".

So, I'm thinking Hillary is running this show. Her fingerprints seem to be all over it.

No wonder the harried look.

Kamala/Hillary anyone?

Birds of a feather...

61 posted on 08/04/2024 6:59:32 PM PDT by CptnObvious
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