LOL.....those lefties are delusional.
Tioga,
Leftist leaders are not delusional in the least and the group members they manipulate appear delusional because they believe what their charlatan leaders tell them.
Groupthinkers prefer group acceptance over the truth.
MSNBC and other MSM outlets are groupthink leftist mindguard organizations devoted to preventing leftist followers from reassessing their assumptions upon which are built their collective entrenched ignorance.
With apologies to Irving Janis, here is their template cast as commandments:
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 groups 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 groups 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
Regards,
Eddie01
I wish I was hated like Bush 43 so I can make $$$ selling my bio.