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In reply to the discussion: We slam people at F.R. for "groupthink," and in doing so, shouldn't accept it here. [View all]LostInAnomie
(14,428 posts)12. One of my big gripes with DU...
... is that we are a gigantic echo chamber that isn't aware we are one. The jury system and MIRT has only made this worse, because it systematically weeds out people with differing opinions and sets up a barrier for entry for any new-comer.
The days immediately following the Darren Wilson acquittal were a perfect example of this. Juries were banning anything that didn't follow the group-think, but DUers calling other DUers "racist" was widely accepted. It was pretty shameful in my opinion.
DU used to have a lot of different voices and there used to be a lot of good an interesting dialogue on here. Anymore it is a bunch of people agreeing with each other and alerting on anyone that disagrees.
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We slam people at F.R. for "groupthink," and in doing so, shouldn't accept it here. [View all]
Miles Archer
Dec 2014
OP
So you want the right to keep your opinions to yourself and posted a long post in
el_bryanto
Dec 2014
#1
So you are basically against any civil disobedience to influence change if the powers that be are
NRaleighLiberal
Dec 2014
#5
It seems everyone agrees with the cause of the protests, but not on all the tactics.
arcane1
Dec 2014
#6
Those times when you do agree with the majority of DU... is it still 'groupthink?'
Gidney N Cloyd
Dec 2014
#8
MIRT gets rid of people who violate rules and trolls. It does not weed out differing opinions.
HERVEPA
Dec 2014
#35
I guess there are half-wits who see the choice as either business burnings or "dash-board jesus"
LanternWaste
Dec 2014
#14
It's that old dichotomous thinking again. It is amusing to see it so proudly proclaimed though.
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#34