02/01/2023
Do you know the definition of "Blind Loyalty"?
According to Fair (2017), "Blind loyalty involves being loyal to a person or cause even when they misbehave or do something dishonest. Those who engage in blind loyalty believe allegiance is more important than objectivity. They believe keeping a positive image of the person or cause is more important than the truth." (para. 1)
Do you know how many innocent people suffer as a result of Blind Loyalty? And for what?
https://www.stwnewspress.com/opinion/steve-fair-blind-loyalty-and-predictable-behavior/article_db3d284c-ca5a-11e7-a05a-2ba8c7b90bc0.html #:~:text=Blind%20loyalty%20involves%20being%20loyal,more%20important%20than%20the%20truth.
Do you know the cause of "Blind Loyalty"?
According to Hodge (2016) "Blind loyalty involves a form of cognitive dissonance. This is where a person sees evidence of a problem or bad behaviour and turns a blind eye to the truth in favour of keeping a positive image of the person or cause, knowing in the gut that something is wrong, yet acting as if everything is fine." (para. 5)
https://theanguillian.com/2016/04/positive-living-blind-loyalty/
In the military, we call these people bystanders. They don't intervene when they see one being beaten, stepped on, talked about, betrayed. No, it's easier for them to turn their backs until it's over and still try to smile in the victim's face and shake the victim's hand like it never happened. Their excuse is that they don't like confrontation when, in reality, they are just as cowardly as the wrongdoer.
