Comments on: What Promise, Chuck http://www.shakespeareteacher.com/blog/archives/50 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:15:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bill http://www.shakespeareteacher.com/blog/archives/50/comment-page-1#comment-60 Bill Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:54:25 +0000 http://www.shakespeareteacher.com/blog/archives/50#comment-60 I agree that Republicans who have done a turn-about with the polls don't deserve any love from liberals. But Hagel has been willing to speak his mind, regardless of whether or not he agrees with the administration, pretty much the whole time. I've always admired him for it. I just didn't have a blog before. And I don't agree with him on most of the issues, so I wouldn't vote for him, or ask anybody else to. But I do respect him, and I wanted to be on the record as having at least one Republican that I like, so I can't be accused of hating all Republicans when this blog goes where we all know it's destined to go. Love the application of groupthink to the Bush administration. I assume the part about Bush, the Rapture, and cognitive dissonance was part of a larger conversation. But I've heard some suggest that President Bush's policies on energy, the national debt, and protecting the enviornment are based on the coming of the Rapture and the End of Days. I can't describe the degree to which I hope that's not true. I agree that Republicans who have done a turn-about with the polls don’t deserve any love from liberals. But Hagel has been willing to speak his mind, regardless of whether or not he agrees with the administration, pretty much the whole time. I’ve always admired him for it. I just didn’t have a blog before. And I don’t agree with him on most of the issues, so I wouldn’t vote for him, or ask anybody else to. But I do respect him, and I wanted to be on the record as having at least one Republican that I like, so I can’t be accused of hating all Republicans when this blog goes where we all know it’s destined to go.

Love the application of groupthink to the Bush administration. I assume the part about Bush, the Rapture, and cognitive dissonance was part of a larger conversation. But I’ve heard some suggest that President Bush’s policies on energy, the national debt, and protecting the enviornment are based on the coming of the Rapture and the End of Days.

I can’t describe the degree to which I hope that’s not true.

]]> By: DeLisa http://www.shakespeareteacher.com/blog/archives/50/comment-page-1#comment-55 DeLisa Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:49:42 +0000 http://www.shakespeareteacher.com/blog/archives/50#comment-55 You know it's actually not so rare these days to find Republican opposition to the adminstration. They've been quite the "cut and run"ners of late. It's hard for me to admire any of them for that. They've coddled the neo-cons all the way to disaster for 7 years. Actually I e-mailed the following yesterday to some pals - I submit for your consideration as well: Speaking of Bush, The Rapture, & cognitive dissonance - the following definition of GroupThink could be the textbook definition of the current administration, no? Symptoms of groupthink Irving Janis devised eight symptoms that are indicative of "groupthink": - A feeling of invulnerability creates excessive optimism and encourages risk taking. - Discounting warnings that might challenge assumptions. - An unquestioned belief in the group's morality, causing members to ignore the consequences of their actions. - Stereotyped views of enemy leaders. - Pressure to conform against members of the group who disagree. - Shutting down of ideas that deviate from the apparent group consensus. - An illusion of unanimity with regards to going along with the group. - Mindguards- self-appointed members who shield the group from dissenting opinions. You know it’s actually not so rare these days to find Republican opposition to the adminstration. They’ve been quite the “cut and run”ners of late. It’s hard for me to admire any of them for that. They’ve coddled the neo-cons all the way to disaster for 7 years. Actually I e-mailed the following yesterday to some pals – I submit for your consideration as well:

Speaking of Bush, The Rapture, & cognitive dissonance – the following definition of GroupThink could be the textbook definition of the current administration, no?

Symptoms of groupthink
Irving Janis devised eight symptoms that are indicative of “groupthink”:

– A feeling of invulnerability creates excessive optimism and encourages risk taking.
– Discounting warnings that might challenge assumptions.
– An unquestioned belief in the group’s morality, causing members to ignore the consequences of their actions.
– Stereotyped views of enemy leaders.
– Pressure to conform against members of the group who disagree.
– Shutting down of ideas that deviate from the apparent group consensus.
– An illusion of unanimity with regards to going along with the group.
– Mindguards- self-appointed members who shield the group from dissenting opinions.

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