Holy crap, the White House thought this response was worth repeating on twitter?
https://t.co/eI8DDfqRrF
— BT (@back_ttys) October 12, 2015
He knows his audience. They're idiots. https://t.co/vc8xYW3qPk
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) October 12, 2015
Richard Fernandez nailed it on progressives, social media, and flocking behavior:
The irrational attachment to “climate change” that Freeman Dyson observed is proof liberal scientists can fly in formation. They were maintaining position on a lead observing the rules of social proof. “Social proof, also known as informational social influence, is a psychological phenomenon where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation. This effect is prominent in ambiguous social situations where people are unable to determine the appropriate mode of behavior, and is driven by the assumption that surrounding people possess more knowledge about the situation.”
They didn’t have to know what everyone was doing. All that the liberal birds had to know was what the 6 or 7 closest to them were up to and form up on them. The ability to fly formation is a an effective method for achieving mutual defense. One of the key roles of president Obama is to act as the lead by communicating his position via social media. He does this well. What he does not necessarily possess is any geographical notion of where his flock is going (you can fly formation on a drone). His key skill is to squawk a position and vector and the flock will follow.
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