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Collective Machiavellianism

Collective Machiavellianism in plain is the same as normal Machiavellianism, but enacted by a group of people, big or small.

This group will use whatever means they can, and if required, will use unethical means to achieve the goals they want, historically, it has been associated with fearmongering from demagogues to get populations of their followers on goal with their fearmongered ideals, such as the Salem Witch Trials, or the McCarthy era and red scare in general.

other times Collective Machiavellianism is simply caused by a group being forced to obey the status quo or other standards imposed on them by the group that subjugates them to carry out the overall Collective's will, whether good or bad. It will more than likely always end up in a bad context as the aim is for the Collective to gain the necessary power to carry out the aims their reaching out for, then maintain them regardless of the means needed to do so. Historically, often seen at the terrible expense of others not a part of that group, such as the many workers in the McCarthy era that were practically barred from their jobs after being fired for being alleged communists within their communities.

At times, even people in the Collective may be completely opposed to the Collective's ideals but feel that they must conform regardless; this is usually acquainted to the lucifer effect.

One of if not the greatest evil within Humanity. Think of INGSOC from 1984 whenever you hear this term, or MAGA republicans.
Sally has allegations being thrown at her by multiple guys in the guy's friend group. They are doing this because she had rejected one of them, and now they want to get their revenge on her by working together to make false accusations about her in order to ruin her image at school. They plan to continue the rumors until their able to force her to do what they want her to do for them. This is an example of Collective Machiavellianism
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Collective Machiavellianism

This group will use whatever means they can, and if required, will use unethical means to achieve the goals they want, historically, it has been associated with fearmongering from demagogues to get populations of their followers on goal with their fearmongered ideals, such as the Salem Witch Trials, or the McCarthy era and red scare in general.

other times Collective Machiavellianism is simply caused by a group being forced to obey the status quo or other standards imposed on them by the group that subjugates them to carry out the overall Collective's will, whether good or bad. It will more than likely always end up in a bad context as the aim is for the Collective to gain the necessary power to carry out the aims their reaching out for, then maintain them regardless of the means needed to do so. Historically, often seen at the terrible expense of others not a part of that group, such as the many workers in the McCarthy era that were practically barred from their jobs after being fired for being alleged communists within their communities.

At times, even people in the Collective may be completely opposed to the Collective's ideals but feel that they must conform regardless; this is usually acquainted to the lucifer effect.
Sally has allegations being thrown at her by multiple guys in the guy's friend group. They are doing this because she had rejected one of them, and now they want to get their revenge on her by working together to make false accusations about her in order to ruin her image at school. They plan to continue the rumors until their able to force her to do what they want her to do for them. This is a highschooler's example of Collective Machiavellianism.
by ENTJ 1w9 163 November 9, 2024
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Collertabber

Someone who is annoying, stupid, and doesn't care about others thoughts or feelings whatsoever.
Yeah, that's Collertabber.
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Collecting a Star

Collecting a Star is a 2x speedy collab made by the infamous YouTuber What (@cantaloupe_a). This speedy collab has existed for over 2 years and has over 29 Seasons. Over 20+ people have collaborated in this insane collab. The most popular Collecting a Star part has almost 79K views. The part is called “ collecting a star 2^2250 times part 13: 500 exports xd”.
dawg collecting a star is such a entertaining speedy collab go check it out
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Collesha

Collesha refers to a woman who is typically overweight, the "col" stemming from the word Colossal and the "esh" referring to the expression one would typically make when seeing her "sheesh that woman is fat"
Harrison: Sheesh that girl is colossal
Emis: Thats why we call her collesha
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Collect Chaff Grenades; The First Juvenile Release.

What I call homo-sapiens whonare addicted to perianal abscesses.
Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Collect Chaff Grenades; The First Juvenile Release.
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What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to perianal abscesses.
Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Collect Chaff Grenade: The First Juvenile Release.
by Maternal-Fetal-Medicine February 10, 2025
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