I don't think this is quite true. You're either a pacifist, a Japanese -American, a Democrat, or ignorant of what you speak. In the end, they're all some form of "group".
>.I don't think this is quite true. You're either a pacifist, a Japanese -American, a Democrat, or ignorant of what you speak. In the end, they're all some form of "group".
Another assumption. Do a search on my 200 or so posts, and you'll see I'm not what you assume..
I'm American of hispanic descent, a conservative (former republican), and educated on this issue (and others).
Groupthink can be defined this way: Take 10 people, put them toghether, bring up a topic on which they have little information, ask them to form a consensus on it, and there you have it -- groupthink. Verifiable facts, solid logic, and reasonableness have nothing to do with groupthink. (It's what libs and stars do quite often...)
Having an education, researching topics, and forming one's own belief system is not groupthink. Having a belief system is similar to the beliefs of others, it's not groupthink -- it merely means one agrees with or has a similar belief system as others.
Obviously from this tread, most of the people here fall into the groupthink category. Most fall into the "abomb is a sacrament" groupthink..
Another symptom of this groupthink is the expasperated attacks on character in place of solid rebuttals or arguments. Look back through the posts and you'll see plenty of insults, but little substance...
Stop following the ideologues on this issue. One can be conservative and not blindly follow other conservatives and Republicans...