Heard mentality or herd mentality is not an opinion. It is just blindly following the loudest voice heard either out of fear or out of not having an opinion but taking it from the herd you chose to follow in order to conform. The majority opinion in not necessarily the loudest opinion you hear. The loudest opinion usually comes from an arrogant, vain and disrespectful person who is power hungry and has enough money for a brainwashing campaign. Like a dictator who disregards majority opinions as mindless.
On Sunday, January 27, 2013 5:12:08 PM UTC+1, Molly wrote: > > Of course, I meant herd mentality. Now, off to work! > > On Jan 27, 10:00 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > before the judgments fly any further, a differentiation between heard > > mentality and majority thinking might be in order. It is possible > > there there is truth in what Andrew and Allan are saying, but gross > > generalization, paradoxically, leads to a narrow view, one that is > > unable to consider another. Heard mentality can indeed, be dangerous, > > and a great manipulator can take advantage. History bears this out on > > many occasions. > > > > On Jan 27, 4:35 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > what ever andrew > > > > > On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 7:55 AM, andrew vecsey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Except when the majority opinion happens to agree with your own > opinion. In > > > > my own personal opinion, anyone who thinks that the majority opinion > is > > > > mindless shows clear signs of arrogance, vanity and disrespect. All > opinions > > > > should be respected. Is that not the basis of democracy? > > > > > > On Saturday, January 26, 2013 9:44:57 PM UTC+1, Allan Heretic wrote: > > > > > >> the majority opinion is the easiest one to manipulate as it has no > > > >> idea what it is. because of that it is the easiest to control > being > > > >> both mindless, disorientated with no where to go and no idea of > what > > > >> it believes as well as willing to believe the comforting lie > rather > > > >> tan the simple truth. > > > > > >> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 8:57 PM, andrew vecsey <[email protected]> > > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > The majority opinion is the most FAIR, most JUST, most > comprehensive.... > > > >> > opinion. You can not call it the best, the most correct, or the > most > > > >> > moral > > > >> > etc...because those evaluations are personal. Majority opinion is > not > > > >> > personal. > > > > > >> > On Saturday, January 26, 2013 2:15:25 PM UTC+1, archytas wrote: > > > > > >> >> .......I think we know > > > >> >> what the right things to do are but are scared of our impotence > - > > > >> >> understanding more of why might help. > > > > > >> >> On Jan 26, 10:14 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> >> > In present tense it means acknowledging the massive amount of > > > >> >> > illnesses, > > > >> >> > deaths and general deformation of humanness because of a > protestant > > > >> >> > work > > > >> >> > ethics that serves very much the one and less the many. I hope > you > > > >> >> > can > > > >> >> > decipher my shorthand by now. > > > > > >> >> > 2013/1/26 Allan H <[email protected]> > > > > > >> >> > > Yes and no one is more or less past tense the other is on > going, > > > >> >> > > one killing was based off racial superiority,, the other > killing > > > >> >> > > is > > > >> >> > > based off religious superiority, > > > >> >> > > Whats the difference.. ?? > > > > > >> >> > > On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 10:25 AM, gabbydott < > [email protected]> > > > >> >> > > wrote: > > > >> >> > > > The other serving as a better example of wickedness is a > classic, > > > >> >> > > > Allan. > > > > > >> >> > > > 2013/1/26 Allan H <[email protected]> > > > > > >> >> > > >> A better example Riggs and sadly enough is Islam in > today's > > > >> >> > > >> world.. > > > >> >> > > >> This is evidenced in all the news reports of the day. > > > > > >> >> > > >> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 2:43 AM, rigs <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> >> > > >> > The Nazis seem an obvious example of fairly recent > history- > > > >> >> > > >> > that's all > > > >> >> > > >> > I meant- and history is littered with examples as > explicated > > > >> >> > > >> > by > > > >> >> > > >> > Archytas. It's as if the majority gets caught up in a > wave- to > > > >> >> > > >> > use > > > >> >> > > >> > Molly's image. Though there may be concrete reasons at > the > > > >> >> > > >> > base, > > > >> >> > > >> > it is > > > >> >> > > >> > often an irrational reaction. My point is that when > dissent is > > > >> >> > > >> > silenced, democracy is in trouble. > > > > > >> >> > > >> > On Jan 25, 1:25 pm, Gabby <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> >> > > >> >> Ah, rigs. :( Where is Molly by the way? > > > >> >> > > >> >> Let's give the majority opinion problem a hearty > positive > > > >> >> > > >> >> spin > > > >> >> > > >> >> and > > > >> >> > > say: > > > >> >> > > >> >> the > > > >> >> > > >> >> majority of Germans is happy that the majority of > Americans > > > >> >> > > >> >> is > > > >> >> > > happily > > > >> >> > > >> >> forming their opinions in America and exchange it over > there. > > > >> >> > > >> >> :) > > > > > >> >> > > >> >> On Friday, January 25, 2013 2:03:29 PM UTC+1, rigs > wrote: > > > > > >> >> > > >> >> > And very often their very existence does depend upon > going > > > >> >> > > >> >> > along > > > >> >> > > with > > > >> >> > > >> >> > the majority. However, one feature of democracy is > that of > > > >> >> > > >> >> > dissent > > > >> >> > > >> >> > but > > > >> >> > > >> >> > it can be risky esp. if the majority has a mob > mentality. > > > >> >> > > >> >> > When > > > >> >> > > >> >> > you > > > >> >> > > >> >> > think of the average classroom it is obvious that > the > > > >> >> > > >> >> > pattern > > > >> >> > > >> >> > is to > > > >> >> > > >> >> > echo rather than question and the same applies to > other > > > >> >> > > >> >> > areas > > > >> >> > > >> >> > of > > > >> >> > > >> >> > life. > > > >> >> > > >> >> > It is just as likely that the group can be corrupt > so > > > >> >> > > >> >> > "membership" > > > >> >> > > >> >> > can > > > >> >> > > >> >> > be a doom- ex: Nazis, etc. > > > > > >> >> > > >> >> > On Jan 25, 1:43 am, archytas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > If there is one concept on Earth that has been the > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > absolute > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > bane > > > >> >> > > of > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > human existence (besides global elitism), it would > have > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > to > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > be the > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > concept of the “majority opinion”. The moment men > began > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > refusing > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > to > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > develop their own world views without first asking > “What > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > does > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > everyone > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > else think?”, they set themselves up for an > endless > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > future > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > of > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > failures. We are, of course, very social beings, > and our > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > natures > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > drive us to seek those of like mind and spirit in > what > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > some > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > might > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > call > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > a “tribal imperative”. However, this imperative > to > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > organize > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > is > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > often > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > manipulated by those who understand the > psychological > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > mechanisms > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > behind it. Oligarchs and tyrants abuse and > exploit the > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > inherent > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > social natures of the people in order to fool them > into > > > >> >> > > abandoning > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > their individuality for the sake of the group, or > some > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > abstract > > > >> >> > > and > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > dishonest ideal. When successful, the > organization of a > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > culture > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > becomes bitter and twisted, changing from a tribe > or a > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > community > > > >> >> > > of > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > sovereign individuals, into a nightmare collective > of > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > soulless > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > sheep. > > > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > Human beings desperately want to belong, but, they > also > > > >> >> > > desperately > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > want to understand the environment around them. > Often, > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > the > > > >> >> > > desire > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > to > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > belong and the desire to know the truth conflict. > In > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > some > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > societies, > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > in order to be accepted, one must give up on his > search > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > for > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > truth > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > and > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > avoid eliciting the anger of others. This causes > a > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > severe > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > mental > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > and > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > emotional disturbance within a population. In > order to > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > reconcile > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > their conflicting needs within a system that does > not > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > nurture > > > >> >> > > their > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > quest for transparency, they tend to unconsciously > cling > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > to > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > the > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > “majority view” as if their very existence depends > on it. > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > The > > > >> >> > > idea > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > of > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > the majority view or the “mainstream”, gives > people the > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > sense > > > >> >> > > that > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > they are a part of a group, and at the same time, > gives > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > them > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > the > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > illusion of being informed. > > > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > The above from Zerohedge - is it right? What does > it say > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > about > > > >> >> > > our > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > general ability to argue rationally? I agree with > what > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > is > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > said > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > here - > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > yet believe it suggests we need a radical > alternative of > > > >> >> > > education > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > as > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > we have experienced it.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > >> >> > > >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > > > >> >> > > >> > -- > > > > > >> >> > > >> -- > > > >> >> > > >> ( > > > >> >> > > >> ) > > > >> >> > > >> |_D Allan > > > > > >> >> > > >> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > > > > >> >> > > >> Of course I talk to myself, > > > >> >> > > >> Sometimes I need expert advice.. > > > > > >> >> > > >> -- > > > > > >> >> > > > -- > > > > > >> >> > > -- > > > >> >> > > ( > > > >> >> > > ) > > > >> >> > > |_D Allan > > > > > >> >> > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > > > > >> >> > > Of course I talk to myself, > > > >> >> > > Sometimes I need expert advice.. > > > > > >> >> > > -- > > > > > >> > -- > > > > > >> -- > > > >> ( > > > >> ) > > > >> |_D Allan > > > > ... > > > > read more » > --
