Tag: Herd Mentality

SGUK Podcast 4 270621   Introduction This article will accompany an associated podcast examining the definitions of hatred and how it manifests in group situations.   I explore herd mentality and whether or not we are programmed to behave this way. I discuss why people hate and what happens in our brains when we do.   The differences and connections between love and hate.  I have done a small amount of research on crowd psychology, whether it be physically together, or via online platforms, and why and how people ‘fall or move’ into group decisions on what and how they post etc. I return to a topic that was touched upon in a podcast from last year (comparing the similarities between the UK Monarchy and a Cult)  where I have explored the psychology of propaganda and how it an manifest itself in every day living, as opposed to times of wartime conflict.  Conflict is still present, and the intent to persuade groups of the population to...