Solzhenitsyn: Are You Blinded by Groupthink? (2/3)
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English - June 30, 2021 19:25 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Arts Books books god nietzsche apologetics classic literature literature well read christian beauty education mark stanley Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Groupthink is when you inherit the ideas of the masses without thinking them through for yourself. Although Solzhenitsyn was a true Communist until his party betrayed and enslaved him for cheap labor, some underwent a similar fate and never changed changed their minds about Communism because they were terrified of existential exile. Solzhenitsyn discovered that humility and the ability to listen to others can keep you from Groupthink and set you on your own journey towards individuality and truth.The featured painting is an oil on canvas by Boris Kustodiev called “Celebration Marking the Opening of the 2nd Congress of the Comintern on Uritsky Square in Petrograd on 19 June 1920.” It was painted in 1921. It is on display at the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.
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