[PaulyJ]

I don't like most of the preaching that Stephen does, you know the stuff that is otherworldly, but when he speaks of the people in the house he makes a lot of scence to me. When he was talking in the diary room about the way the Group was treating Sov, was not to say Sov was right and everyone else is wrong, which is the usual logic i find, but he was saying although she was wrong, what is your agenda in the way you respond to her, are you attempting to punish her, or just to rid yourself of her, or help her. I think instead of Stephen asking "If Sov was a family member" he should of asked If you we're in the house alone with Sov would you of treated her differently. The point being when groups form each individual loses part of their own individuality, even when this means giving up your scence of right and wrong. Take Steph for instance, Vinnie volunteered Ivana for the modelling task, Steph realizing the embarassment it would cause Ivana stood up for Ivana by saying she herself would not do the task, but when Vinnie argued on, Steph gave up her individual scence of right and wrong and agreed that Ivana should get over the embarrassment and do it.

I think Stephen is right when he said, he is being himself regardless of the consequences and others are not, and this means he is going against Vinnie's team. The dynamics will insist that Stephen becomes the new Sov, and although he like Sov has his faults and has been criticised previously, the difference now is that the criticism will come from a team perspective, the perspective that has no contribution from individual scenses of right and wrong, the Group will speak as one and it's leader Vinnie will define the group's opinion.

If your part of a group and you wake up one day to find someone like Vinnie Jones has aquired the silent votes to be nominated leader. It's time to change your group affiliation.

The strength of Stephen to deliberatly go against the group and speak as an individual surely puts his strength meter higher than all the other hm's in their.
The value of Stephen in the houser for me now has gone up massively and i hope he stays in, not because it will cause friction, although that will be a side effect, but because how else is it possible to get an honest perspective of what is happening in the house. Steph will bend to the group view, so will Dane, Nicola, Ivana, maybe Sisqo, Janas, and Alex will stay quite, but the one who will stand out, and against the morrally compromised concensus will be Stephen.

Scapegoat Anyone?