What a simple social experiment reveals about political groupthink is... unsettling. Nobody instructed anyone to stand or sit. Yet once a few people made their move, everyone else followed — not because they understood the reason, but simply because it felt like the “right” and safest option. This dynamic is all too familiar in politics. It’s easy to automatically align with your party, your news feed, or your social circle. Challenge the majority, and you risk being branded as difficult, disloyal, or worse. Here’s the striking part: even after the original actors left, the behavior persisted. People continued to mimic the actions without any guidance. That’s exactly how political groupthink works — no orders needed, just the momentum of conformity. If we’re not careful, we end up echoing ideas instead of questioning them, defending positions rather than demanding progress. Politics doesn’t need more blind loyalty; it needs sharper, independent thinking. #Politics #Experiment #Con...