re: #239 DaddyG

Pet Peeve time…

Groupthink (wiki definition but it has source quotes) is a term coined to describe the reluctance of cohisive groups to avoid realistic appraisal of alternative courses of action.

It is not a catch all phrase that describes groups that “think alike” or lack diversity of thought.

I’ve seen it abused twice today

You may now return to your regularly scheduled rants…

What I see is various “factions” of Republicans and/or conservatives avoiding a realistic appraisal of alternate courses of action to this country’s problems and being made to look, as a whole, like the Keystone cops eating their young.

Maybe I should have used that instead of “groupthink.”

I’ll tell you what. You keep your pet peeve on a leash, and I’ll try to be more erudite.