Starkly portrayed in the 1954 novel “Lord of the Flies,” a group of young boys valuing conformity over critical thinking descends into savagery when stranded on an uninhabited island.
But while far less horrific groupthink instances occur daily at work, at school, and at family gatherings, more notable historical examples include the sinking of the Titanic, the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Watergate scandal, and the space shuttle Challenger tragedy.
Yet a more current example of groupthink’s self-deceptive imperative to demonize opposition, promote in-group moral superiority, ignore conflicting viewpoints, and foster group consensus at the expense of rational thought is clearly displayed in Trump Derangement Syndrome.
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So consumed by such actions, Democrats have continually damaged their own interests by an unwillingness to move to the
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