i don't necessarily think its group think, but i do think being aware and accepting that you don't think like most people is essential to one's personal sanitythis is so important because you know what? I dont, I dont engage in group think
i don't necessarily think its group think, but i do think being aware and accepting that you don't think like most people is essential to one's personal sanitythis is so important because you know what? I dont, I dont engage in group think
i don't necessarily think its group think, but i do think being aware and accepting that you don't think like most people is essential to one's personal sanity
“Groupthink occurs when a group values harmony and coherance over accurate analysis and critical evaluation.”
what happens on here daily is no other than group think
we don't value harmony or coherence over accurate analysis...
we just have similar opinions on certain shit, we argue with each other on other shit all the damn time....
it just happens that sometimes you're on the opposite side if an argument as the majority.....but just because you're on the opposite doesn't mean everybody else is afraid to step outta norm
that's a cop out....
not gonna fly
the majority of yall think alike
moving on
how many times in life where there are situations where 2 or more people DONT think alike?the majority of yall think alike
moving on
the majority of yall think alike
moving on
100% agree,That's a fucked up thing to happen but there is never a reason to have 3k on you. What was so important she needed that money then. I'm not absolving the jackasses that took her life but people gotta move better than that and not put an obvious target on yourself
“Groupthink occurs when a group values harmony and coherance over accurate analysis and critical evaluation.”
what happens on here daily is no other than group think
Race, what logical reason is there for someone to bring $3k in cash to your job that couldn't wait until after work?
hmmm I think a lot of ppl victim blame or jump to discussing what the victim/survivor should have done differently because they belive in the idea that people deserve whatever outcome/consquences they are face with on some “everything happens for a reason” type shit
whereas, I dont believe a lot of the time ppl deserve what happens to them.
I read somewhere that victim blaming was a common theme for americans because the “American Dream” is heavily instilled in us, this idea that all of us are in control of our own destinies, that it makes it hard for us to grapple with the fact that alot of the times bad things DO happen to good ppl.
That unforseeable things happen to ppl and more often than not, it was out of their control
so to answer your question (lol) I guess as a coping mechanism or even out of fear we try to hold victims responsible for their “misfortune” to avoid admitting that something just as unthinkable could happen to us, even if we seemingly did everything “right.”
I think we blame victims so that we can continue to feel safe and secure in a world that we all know to be very “unpredictable.”
Now, if someone is engaging in risky behaviors and is aware of the consquences that can occur, thats something totally different—-
But a young girl being gunned down on the sidewalk over a refund check is just a careless act of violence and we should more or so rush to empathize with her and not do the whole “wow thats sad but if she only”
I mean thats the same thing white folks do when we are gunned down by cops lol textbook the same exact thing.
Its the lack of empathy for her that bothered me in APs and Elzos responses
and I have to wonder if yall are socialized to not emapthize with her right away because shes a Black girl or because the ppl who killed her are Black
Im not being accusatory just wondering...
No, the majority of us think rationally when it comes to shit like this. I think a lot of us cats on this side of the debate were raised in the hood. Coming up in the hood you know there's rules on how to conduct yourself and those rules exist for a reason; to keep you safe. Even the slightest violation of those rules can turn you into a victim. She violated one of the cardinal rules of the streets: Don let anybody know what you're holding. She paid for this with her life.
Ya'll dudes could have made the point that there are things she could have done to protect herself without making it sound like it was her fault this happened. I agree that people who realize how fucked up this world is should know to behave in a way for their own protection. However, just because you behave differently from that standard doesn't mean it's your fault or right when something fucked up happens to you.