Group Thinking.....

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One thing I always say, regardless of how evil and wicked Caucasian people have been to Black people in America and in the Diaspora; you must hand it to them for their relentless assault and attack on any form of unity by black folk to combat white supremacy. In the same way they came up with the word nigger that has lasted for decades, they continue to introduce ways of thinking and phrases that Black folk use to either belittle or attack one another. Some of these phrases are; “The Race Card”, “The Victim Attitude”, “Reverse Racism” and the one discussed in this piece “Group thinking”

Group thinking is a phrase used to define a group of people who all think alike as if it is a bad thing. Those of us who think Black people should be using our positions in government and as celebrities to put forth issues that matter to black folk are accused of espousing Group thought. Interesting enough those of us who get accused of this are normally Nationalist (Pro Black). Group thinking kills the idea of “individualism.” Individualism is the thinking that “I got mine” and I did it all on my own, I did not benefit from anything or anyone.

Why must Black people think as a group? And do white folk think as a group? These are good honest question and I think it is about time it got addressed.

Black people have and continue to subscribe to “group thinking” in large numbers because that which caused much of our ills was sponsored by “group thinking.” White people for centuries thought the same and acted the same concerning us. A drunken dirty homeless Whiteman felt in his heart he was better than an educated wealthy Black man because of thoughts held by his group. Group thinking made laws that caused harm to Black people legal. Group thinking is what makes it hard for us to get home loans. Group thinking is what cause police to brutalize Black men and women.

Group thinking is what gives power to any thoughts or ideas coming from the group. It is common for anyone opposing the idea or thinking of a group to search for one in that group who disagree with the group and put them out front to combat their group i.e.. Armstrong Williams, Walter Williams and the various other Negro Cons. Caucasian people understand what Black unity means to their way of living and their form of government. In order to combat group thinking they promote individualism, and some Black folk accept this way of thinking not realizing that individualism as practiced and preached by white folk is actually group thinking presented as individualism. Let me qualify this statement.

Anytime there are a great number of people who think the same way concerning social issues, political issues, and international issues we can say they are practicing “group thinking”. If you are a conservative you practice “group thinking,” if you are a liberal you practice “group thinking.” The only time “group thinking” becomes something to scorn and mock is when the group doing the thinking is Black folk who want the thinking to benefit Black folk. So you have Negro-Cons like the ones mentioned above and other Negro-Cons all over the internet Blogging about group thinking and accusing others of “group thinking” as if it is a bad thing, when in fact they too practice group thinking, they just don’t think like Black folk as a group think.

I am saying this so that those of us who work hard for our people and use all our resources to benefit our people don’t get discombobulated by those who accuse us of “group thinking.” When some Negro accuses you of “group thinking” you should let him or her know, they too are guilty of “group thinking,” Unfortunately the group they think like is not one that wishes to see Black folks rise in America.