Groupthink in focus during referendum

During last year’s same-sex marriage referendum, the phenomenon of Groupthink came into sharp focus.

Regardless of one’s views on the core issue, it was extraordinary the degree to which the entire political and media establishments circled the wagons and effectively censored any dissenting views on the subject.

Judging by the leaflets I have received from candidates in the forthcoming NUI Senate election, Groupthink has again arisen, this time around the issue of the eighth amendment.