The Pandemic Of Groupthink
By CHRISTINE KRAUTMANN Herd immunity, frequently discussed in relation to Covid-19, describes the indirect protection members of a society receive from an infectious disease when a sufficient percentage of the population has become immune, either through infection or vaccination. Once the herd immunity threshold has been reached, the disease gradually disappears from a population.While the U.S. struggles to reach herd immunity to Covid-19, a metastasizing herd mentality is reaching critical mass in obliterating free speech and independent thought. The free and open exchange of ideas is met with fear, scorn, and retaliation by a herd that considers dissent a disease, and whose goal is domination.Herd or mob mentality exists when people are influenced by their peers to adopt behaviors based…Continue Reading