To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.
Consensus isn't just about agreement. It's about changing things around: You get a proposal, you work something out, people foresee problems, you do creative synthesis. At the end of it, you come up with something that everyone thinks is okay. Most people like it, and nobody hates it.
I don't think consensus-building politics is what I'm meant to be doing.
Consensus building doesn't necessarily fit with my experience.
Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.
I look for the consensus because the consensus drives the policy into new places.
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
There is no consensus, there is no homogeneity, there is no truth.
You can't forge a new sort of consensus, you can't forge public opinion, by following public opinion.
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