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History of Feminism

Little Star

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5. It often feels like...

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 12:10 PM

Jul 2012

lather, rinse, repeat.

Some never learn from the past, they just keep repeating it. Group think can be a very harmful thing.

People will most often go along, to get along and belong to the group. Truth and consequences be damned!

It reminds me of the childhood game of telephone.

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Cotton Mather ~ Spectral Evidence [View all] boston bean Jul 2012 OP

Unfortunately, this phrase: mzteris Jul 2012 #1

But it was girls who accused her... redqueen Jul 2012 #2

It was they, the accusers who were the independent, unsubmissive woman! boston bean Jul 2012 #3

and people protect what has been established and what is comfortable at all costs seabeyond Jul 2012 #9

I still see that as fear. mzteris Jul 2012 #13

sigh... seabeyond Jul 2012 #14

Proud member of the "bitches from hell," right here. Scout Jul 2012 #4

It often feels like... Little Star Jul 2012 #5

"People will most often go along, to get along and belong to the group." Scout Jul 2012 #6

I can't say I really blame those who stay silent....... Little Star Jul 2012 #7

i dont either. and it is not even as much self perservation seabeyond Jul 2012 #12

followers, who want to be the cool kids. seabeyond Jul 2012 #11

People will most often go along, to get along and belong to the group. seabeyond Jul 2012 #10

I find the group think in all of this, so interesting, seabeyond Jul 2012 #8