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JP2010
02-15-2009, 01:08 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness

Learned helplessness is a psychological condition in which a human being or an animal has learned to act or behave helpless in a particular situation, even when it has the power to change its unpleasant or even harmful circumstance. Learned helplessness theory is the view that clinical depression and related mental illnesses result from a perceived absence of control over the outcome of a situation (Seligman, 1975).
UtahApocalypse
02-15-2009, 01:44 PM
Sheeple is shorter, catchy, and most people understand it right away.
mediahasyou
02-15-2009, 01:47 PM
It's not a good idea to call someone directly a sheeple. They will get turned off pretty fast.
PatriotOne
02-15-2009, 02:10 PM
It's not a good idea to call someone directly a sheeple. They will get turned off pretty fast.

They may get offended but it sticks with them anyways. They may protest but down the line they privately wonder if they are being a sheople :cool:. Not a good tactic if you are trying to convince them of something immediately though.
CasualApathy
02-15-2009, 02:35 PM
They may get offended but it sticks with them anyways. They may protest but down the line they privately wonder if they are being a sheople :cool:. Not a good tactic if you are trying to convince them of something immediately though.

It's counterproductive, and it reflects poorly on us.