[Myrddin]

There was a similar thread last year on the "Delphi technique". That one essentially depends on breaking the large group into small groups and convincing them that their written input in the small group has contributed to the "group consensus". It hasn't. What is announced to the group as a whole is the pre-determined objective of those who applied the Delphi technique. None of the input from individuals or groups is ever presented to the group as a whole. The group as a whole must take on faith that the results were correct as announced. I believe it was Stalin who commented that it doesn't matter who votes...what matters is who counts the votes. Don't get suckered by these techniques.

[grey_whiskers]

I saw that one too; this is one for infiltrating a mass meeting and "spontaneously" persuading the undecided to go your way. Similar tactic -- but it didn't work this summer.

The Alinskyites haven't figured out why their techniques aren't working.

And I won't be the one to tell them why.

Cheers!