Word: groupthink
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Dates: during 1952-1952
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...appeal of this militant groupthink is obvious--the frustrations of war and a love of certainty, a love that all too easily fastens on to the values of the good old days-and no one can do much about it. Its successes, few though they may be, are another matter, for the super-patriots are a small minority, and it is only the fears and apathy of the majority that allows them to exist...