(Repost) De meest rake opmerking over Geert Wilders die ik ooit zag, werd gemaakt door Ronald Voorn (assistent professor) :
“Deze man heeft echt hulp nodig. Niet normaal dit.” #PVV #Wilders #ego #narcist - https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/oprichter-wetenschappelijk-bureau-nsc-kan-pvv-ministers-en-racistisch-getreiter-wilders-niet-langer-verdragen
ego
In the iconic book “Why Nations go to War” author John G. Stoessinger, concludes that decisions to go to war are rooted in the ego of national leaders.
This results in a group-think in which only affirming voices are heard and anyone who questions the course of action is marginalized.
I first read this book decades ago, in an undergraduate political science class, and was fascinated by Stoessinger’s account of the mis-communication and ego-trips that led to WWI. I can’t help but remember Stoessinger’s thesis in the light of today’s news.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8523429-why-nations-go-to-war