I don’t remember a time in my life when I have seen more people subscribe to groupthink and group speak. A prime example is what we have as a daily diet of what is supposed to pass for “News”. The shot callers decide what the “Talking Points” for the day are, what buzz words to use, and the approved narrative for the day or particular news cycle. Then, the brain dead talking heads at each network go out and start parroting and proclaiming what they have been dictated to spew. Gone are the days of researching, verifying, or even caution to be truthful. Now, we have major stories based on “Anonymous Sources” which are sometimes just completely fabricated, unverified, hit pieces.

Sadly, we have seen the rise of “Groupthink” see WIKI for a definition. See below for the first part of the definition.

Groupthink

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Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. Cohesiveness, or the desire for cohesiveness, in a group may produce a tendency among its members to agree at all costs.^[1] This causes the group to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation.

Take the Trump Administration, Republicans, and Conservatives for example. Obviously, the Progressives, Liberals, and Leftists despise or even absolutely hate anyone and everything that is in opposition to them. What can be described as “Trump Derangement Syndrome” is evident daily. If President Trump discovered a cure to Cancer, the Left would decry him as racist towards sick people. We have had nearly four years of insanity on display from Congress, the media, and the Left. It has been a non stop, 24/7, 365 droning of mindless babble in what used to be the mainstream media of pure, unadulterated hatred of Trump and Trump Voters. Hypocrisy has reached unfathomable heights and the Left has sunk to unbelievable lows in what they will try to inflict damage on President Trump.

It is amazing to see so many, so willing, to be believe so much, even if it is baseless, ridiculous, and completely devoid of fact. Just because you desire to believe something or want it to be true does not make it so. News cycles today are agenda driven and designed to promote ratings, not truth. News cycles are weaponized and used to destroy those who dare to think differently, challenge the veracity, or question the agenda. To say that the Media is politicized, weaponized, and agenda driven is a gross understatement. The likes of which have not be seen since the fall of the Soviet Union and Pravda.

Groupthink and group speak is designed to promote conformity to the agenda which is promoted by one side or the other of what is currently a supercharged, politicized division in this country based on which political ideology one subscribes too. Sadly, one side subscribes to the belief system which dictates that the ends justify the means and that truth is subjective. As ridiculous, false, and flawed as this is, nearly one half of the people of this country eagerly accept whatever is presented as factual, without question. These are dangerous times and groupthink and group speak must not be tolerated. Question everything.

Sadly, what was once the mainstream media in this country has become a very pale shadow of it’s former self. More accurately described today as opinion and narrative driven op ed. Any facsimile to unbiased, objective journalism is gone. Today, most of what we are force fed is by overpaid, self righteous, extreme partisan talking heads who deliver talking points fed to them from on high by the powers in the Ivory towers who coordinate with the DC politicians of the Left.

It appears that gone are the days when the facts could be presented including imperial evidence leaving conclusions to be drawn by the viewers. What is supposed to be news is now not even carefully crafted to nudge the viewers to come to a predetermined conclusion as dictated by whatever talking points those behind the curtains wish to impart.

Who is to blame? That is a tricky question as there is no lack of blame to go around. Shame on the few major corporations which control the vast majority of what is presented as news. Shame on the talking heads who passionately regurgitate what they are told to spew. Shame on us for being too lazy to seek the truth from alternative sources or at the very least, from holding the corporations feet to the fire to drop the bias and opinion and present plain facts, truth, and evidence.

The narrative is now driven purely by the agenda of political parties, which means of course, the progressive, liberal Left. Unheard of in the past, opinion and politic are now rammed down the throat of consumers daily. The attacks are designed not merely to damage one’s opponents in the opposition party but rather to completely destroy them, their reputations, and even their entire families. Ergo, what took place with General Michael Flynn simply for being part of the Trump Administration. If this can happen to Gen. Flynn, is anyone safe?

Hypocrisy has reached levels never before imagined and appears to know no bounds. Simply look back to the fiasco of what was supposed to be confirmation for Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh as we were told that all women must be believed even with no evidence or corroboration to support the wildest of claims. The investigation of Justice Kavanaugh was even to include his high school year book entries. Fast forward to today and credible allegations with corroborating evidence against VP Joe Biden is spiked, buried, and laughed off by those who vehemently demanded Justice Kavanaugh’s high school year books. And the #metoo movement is strangely silent.

This can not be allowed to continue. Unless and until there is serious push back against the travesty of what has happened to the Media in this country, nothing will change. When the Left is in control of the 3 branches of government, we see a very different story. During the past nearly 4 years of the current administration, we have seen a literal derangement syndrome take hold of the media. Anonymous, ludicrous, and outlandish stories are presented as credible by those desperate to inflict any and all damage on the current President and his party. This is both frightening and very sad. Pray for America.