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Manipulation AlterLinks Topic Index Blocking Progress Consensus Decision Making In The Anti-Nuclear Movement Resource Type: Article Published: 1983 Howard Ryan maintains that consensus is wrong in principle and in practice: "The problem is not so much that individuals are being irresponsible or somehow abusing the consensus process. The problem lies in giving individuals that kind of power in the first place. Consensus turns majority rule into minority rule. That's not democracy." Consensus decision-making Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Published: 2010 Article about the group decision making process known as consensus decision-making. How the Media Manipulated the Democratic Primary Resource Type: Article Published: 2016 Though it might not always seem like it, the news media is composed of human beings. Humans aren't, can’t be, and possibly shouldn't be, objective. Still, there's a reasonable expectation among consumers of political news that journalists of all political stripes strive to be as objective as possible. At their minimum, media outlets ought to be straightforward about their biases. They certainly shouldn't have, or appear to have, their thumbs on the scales. The Illusion of Consumer Sovereignty Resource Type: Article Published: 2010 I tend to see the issue as social, economic, and political. I simply refuse to blame us consumers. One Vote for Democracy Consensus vs. democracy Resource Type: Article Published: 1986 Makes the case that the democratic model is better than the consensus model for activist group decision-making. Sockpuppet (Internet) Wikipedia article Resource Type: Article A sockpuppet is an online identity used for purposes of deception. The term — a reference to the manipulation of a simple hand puppet made from a sock — originally referred to a false identity assumed by a member of an internet community who spoke to, or about, himself while pretending to be another person. The term now includes other misleading uses of online identities, such as those created to praise, defend or support a person or organization. The Tyranny of Structurelessness Resource Type: Article Published: 1970 Contrary to what we would like to believe, there is no such thing as a "structureless" group. Any group of people of whatever nature that comes together for any length of time for any purpose will inevitably structure itself in some fashion. The structure may be flexible; it may vary over time; it may evenly or unevenly distribute tasks, power and resources over the members of the group. But it will be formed regardless of the abilities, personalities, or intentions of the people involved.

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