what do NTs want?
the group mind uses all sorts of masks to conceal its motivations. some of them are images; some, emotions. "power" implies there is a non-reciprocal relation between controllers & controlled. however, no one is more in the grip of control than the one in charge.
unfortunately, there is no privileged vantage from which to observe. those who are by nature excluded, are not subject to the same forces. they only feel a lack of meaning to what occurs around them. interrogation of one isolated member of the group mind, can only produce the usual formulas of absolution.
but what happens when you oppose the group interaction is worth analyzing. there is, on one hand, the stereotyping of ingroup/outgroup features--to whatever degree the initial commotion provokes, like antibodies, ranging from "malcontent" to "homicidal maniac." on the other hand, to the degree that intimacy exists in regard to any separate member, the group mind retreats & can be talked about reasonably.
as long as you don't try to argue that the group mind is "wrong". it can't be wrong. it is simply one of the forces on this planet, just as gravity is.
i am thinking of using "egregore" for 'group mind' because the latter term suggests on the one hand, something science-fictional, & on the other hand, two overly familiar ideas when i really mean phenomena that are extremely difficult to observe directly.
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