Hitler and his Nazi regime is a good example of Groupthink in a extreme way. The reason this is a good example is because he promised the German people that he could help them reach the best possible way out of their crisis. It wasn't long after he was voted into office he started his regime. He took advantage of his people's weak state of mind to abused his power turning the German nation from a democratic nation to something smiler to a dictatorship. Having this power he wanted to wipe out every citizen who wasn't blond haired and blue eyed and started to kill off millions of Jewish people. This situation relates to Groupthink is because he influenced all the people in the nation to believe in his ideals.
As human beings I don't really think that it is possible to avoid Groupthink all together because we trust in one person to represent the whole nation (i.e. our congressmen). One way to avoid Groupthink all together is to not put yourself in a position where Groupthink is happening. However, I know that not putting yourself in that position of Groupthink is easier said then done, but I think that some Groupthink is healthy for every individual. Although some group is healthy for every individual, the only thing I can think of is to not put yourself in a bad position of Groupthink.
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