I'm glad to see so many views on this thread, an important topic that once again reared its ugly head in this election.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngu...umpian-losers/

https://aeon.co/ideas/why-the-nazis-...or-inspiration

"White men went 63 percent for Trump versus 31 percent for Clinton, and white women went 53-43 percent. Among college-educated whites, only 39 percent of men and 51 percent of women voted for Clinton." https://newrepublic.com/article/1387...-working-class


"The main hypothesis concerning group-think is this: the more amiability and espirt de corps among the members of an in-group of policymakers the greater the danger that independent critical thinking will be replaced by groupthink, which is likely to result in irrational and the dehumanizing actions directed at out-groups." Irving L. Janis in 'Sanctions for Evil'