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Tag Archives: Groupthink
Another Hangover in Church
Hangovers are painful. A hangover in church is even worse. Why do we put ourselves through such things? One of the reasons the temporary relief of being drunk gets to be so precious is that getting drunk knocks one’s conscience … Continue reading
Posted in Cognition, Groupthink, Idiocracy
Tagged Groupthink, psychology
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Jordan Peterson and the Rise of the New Chautauqua
The Return of Public Lectures Useful to the Public Back in late 19th and early 20th century America, “Chautauqua circuits” of public lectures swept across the states. This was long before radio and television — and a hundred years before … Continue reading
Posted in Groupthink, Ideology, Jordan Peterson, Online Education, Philosophy
Tagged Groupthink, leftist idiocy
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Enabling a Future: Setting Up the Knockout Punch
Two Years Ago, the Fascist Postmoderns Felt Invincible The Nazis of the left had taken control of universities, big media, the deep state, big foundations, most NGOs and activist groups, and scores of other social institutions from bottom to top. … Continue reading
Posted in Groupthink, Jordan Peterson, Postmodernism, University
Tagged Groupthink, Jordan Peterson, leftist idiocy
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Should Hillary Clinton Be in Federal Prison?
Update: Timeline to infamy for Hillary, Obama, and a tainted FBI/DOJ How did a piece of opposition research, described by former FBI Director James Comey as both “salacious and unverified,” become the driving force behind the allegations that Trump colluded … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Hillary Clinton, Media, Obama, Politics
Tagged corruption, Groupthink
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American Universities Ripe for Neo-Revolution
The Old Revolution is Dead. Long Live Neo-Revolution! American colleges have been devastated by a 50 year revolution that has taken them away from educating students in favour of indoctrinating them. If this ongoing revolution of progressively leftist intolerance proceeds … Continue reading
National Fellatio League Prizes its Kneepads
62% of NFL fans intend to cut down The NFL appears confused as to its actual role in the great scheme of things. And if this grand confusion spreads to college football and other sports, we are likely to see … Continue reading
A Fundamental Misunderstanding of Disruptive Innovation
Brian Wang discusses future disruptive technologies as if the disruptors of the past will also be the disruptors of the future: Technological disruptors like Elon Musk, Google and Amazon will force industries and companies to accelerate or die. Companies will … Continue reading
Posted in Disruptive Technologies, Google, Green Quagmire, Groupthink, innovation, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Green Idiocy, Groupthink, leftist idiocy
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Simple Solution to Political Violence in America?
A recent article at the Fabius Maximus website examines recent left-instigated violence in Charlottesville, Evergreen College, Berkeley, Portland OR, and several other locations. The common thread linking these violent episodes of political violence is a vicious leftist intent to deny … Continue reading
Posted in Groupthink, Ideology, Media, Politics, Propaganda
Tagged Groupthink, Jordan Peterson, leftist idiocy
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Everything You Believe is Wrong — Laugh at Yourself!
Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible … Continue reading
Posted in Everything You Think You Know Just Ain't So, Groupthink, Trance
Tagged Groupthink, meditation, wisdom
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Google Makes Another Huge Blunder: Firing Damore
First Mistake: They Forced Him to Go to a “Diversity Seminar” Harvard and MIT trained engineer James Damore loved working for Google. He felt free to work on things he enjoyed doing, and liked the people he worked with. But … Continue reading
Everything You Believe is a Lie
None of it is your fault. It is just the way the human brain is made. The brain tries to resolve ambiguities in the best way it can, using all the innate quirks of our senses, emotions, and rational thought … Continue reading
Posted in emotions, Everything You Think You Know Just Ain't So, Groupthink, University
Tagged Groupthink, wisdom
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Why are Today’s Young So Juvenile?
Update: The fantasies of today’s young speak ill of their upbringing and education. Earlier generations took on responsibility at young ages. Benjamin Franklin left school and began his working career at age 10. His writing career began at age 12 … Continue reading
Alternative Approach to High School: The University Model
Note: Most of this posting is based on an earlier blog posting by Bruce Hall High Schools Too Often Are Used as Daycare Facilities for Overgrown Children The educational system in the US is geared to produce lifelong adolescents, possessing … Continue reading
The Incredible Shrinking Left
“We have to teach [people] how to communicate, how to be sensitive and how to shut their mouths if they are white.” Source The Left’s increasingly violent protesters are Trump’s greatest allies. This reaction by the American public is logical … Continue reading
Posted in Groupthink, Idiocracy, Politics, University
Tagged Groupthink, leftist idiocy, university
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Ugly US Economy Wins “Least Ugly Economy” Beauty Contest
By some measures, the US is neither the most productive economy nor the most innovative per capita. The US government is mired deeply in exponentially expanding debt, and US society is undergoing a demographic decline of a dysgenic nature. And … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Economics, innovation, Politics
Tagged economics, Groupthink
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War is Coming to Sweden Thanks to Swedish Government
… to accept there is a problem would mean accepting nearly 80 years of liberal thinking was wrong. … Multiculturalism doesn’t work …mass immigration does not lead to integration… Sweden has made a big mistake. Read more: Source Because Sweden … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Demographics, Europe, geopolitics, Government, Islam's Bloody Borders
Tagged Dangerous Child, Demographic Decline, Groupthink, Sweden
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Venezuela: The True Face of Bernie Sanders
Venezuela is the true face of civil collapse. Compared to that socialist paradise, the US is the picture of domestic tranquility. 5 Years Ago Bernie Sanders Said that Venezuela is the True American Dream In an essay lamenting what he … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Groupthink, Ideology, Politics, Propaganda, Venezuela
Tagged Groupthink, Idiocracy, leftist idiocy
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Delusions, Obsessions, and Ideologies in the Age of Trump
Delusions are unfounded but tightly held beliefs. Everyone is prone to forming delusions — in fact it can be said that human life is built upon systems of delusions, depending upon one’s upbringing. Ordinary delusions, as opposed to pathological delusions, … Continue reading
Posted in Everything You Think You Know Just Ain't So, Groupthink, Ideology, Knowledge, Philosophy
Tagged Groupthink
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A Competent Society from the Ground Up
US Government Schools Designed to Destroy Young Minds A monstrous zombie bureaucracy in Washington DC controls the government school system, and strongly influences education throughout the US. Over the decades, the zombies have destroyed young minds by the millions. But … Continue reading
Posted in Competence, Dangerous Child, Donald Trump, Draining the Swamp, Education, Government, Groupthink, High School, Zombies
Tagged Education, Groupthink, High School, zombies
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A Sense of Security is the Beginning of Disaster
Humans crave security. They will go to great lengths in an attempt to make themselves feel safe and secure. Unfortunately, there is no limit to potential risks. The ones we focus on are often the least likely to do us … Continue reading
Groupthink: Logic of the Hive Mind
The groupthink mainstream of academia, media, and politics does not want to allow opposing or contradictory voices to interfere with the accepted narrative. Here are different views of one example of the mainstream preventing cognitive dissonance — through silencing a … Continue reading
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