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For example, if someone says that Iraq has WMDs, the tendency is for everyone to fall in line and follow the most fearful person with the most dire prediction. If someone says that Obama is going to win New Hampshire, then the tendency of everyone to jump on the bandwagon is irresistible. If someone says that John McCain is a "straight-shooter", then it becomes the conventional wisdom in Washington, and by extension of the MSM, the entire nation.
This dangerous groupthink makes it almost impossible for someone within the circle of influence in the Congress and the Senate to disagree with, lest they be ridiculed, as are Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul, and to a large degree, John Edwards. There is no place for any viewpoint that might disagree with those within the groupthink. The only question that remains is how long before they can get the majority of Americans sucked into their groupthink?
This groupthink will take over again whenever someone gets serious about healthcare reform or raising taxes on the wealthy or stopping the cheap immigrant labor or cutting the Defense budget or numerous other issues that should be addressed. It is a place where independent thought is either insane or illegal. The surge is working.
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