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
