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Brainwash
29-08-14
Brainwashing is systematically changing of a person's thinking and actions. Is it with violent means and methods, virally, someone's yet to develop or already developed ideas, conditions, codes of conduct and habits [in other words, the - wether or not potential - Ich Adult of Freud and Harris], change and submit to the [Über-Ich-Parent] demands of the family environment leader, in such a way, until the original identity has been stripped and transformed into a slavish conformist [ES-Child] of dictators.
The term was introduced by journalist Hunter in 1951 and derived from the Chinese hsi nao, the "thought reform program" described by Chinese spokesmen after the takeover of power by the Chinese Communist Party in 1949.
The term was introduced by journalist Hunter in 1951 and derived from the Chinese hsi nao, the "thought reform program" described by Chinese spokesmen after the takeover of power by the Chinese Communist Party in 1949.
From this description 6 phases can be deduced. The 7th follows from that.
- Affect the identity by evoking mental and physical tensions. With methods such as:
- Too little sleep and food [compare the family slaves in Africa and elsewhere].
- Continuous humiliations [compare sexism in the Middle East and elsewhere].
- Addressed as a number [compare business policy bureaucratisation and mechanization in Europe and elsewhere].
- Absolute obedience [compare the patriarchal dictatorship in Asia and Russia and elsewhere].
- During hours of interrogations and "discussions" with others [guards and fellow prisoners] suggest that one is not who one claims to be [compare capitalist arrogance in America and elsewhere].
- Isolation [compare the Aboriginals in Australia, the refugees and all unique identities in the midst of dogmatic family cultures all over the world].
- Determine the blame and let others confirm that blame. The accusations of others [fellow prisoners, guards] are mixed with unconscious feelings of guilt that everyone has. The prisoner starts to feel guilty.
- Indict friends and others in such a way that the blame seems increasingly more real. The phase of self-denial is the result of charges against friends and others, so that the guilt seems more and more to be true. This leads to renunciation of people and norms from former life. One stands alone.
- Suggest giving the victim another chance. The attitude of guards and fellow prisoners changes in understanding and gentleness. The guards act as if they want to give the victim another chance. The isolated prisoner clings to this. The tendency to confess increases, causing a sense of submission.
- Linking bad behavior to the original identity. The aroused guilt feelings are linked to the former personality. The views of those in power are slowly being accepted.
- Provoke a confession. The re-education and thought reform are completed. The victim learns to judge himself according the new ideology. This is concluded with a definitive confession. The victim has been converted.
- Implementing the confession permenently by ensuring that victims never get in touch with other views and environment. [compare North Korea and present-day developments in the world].
The entire process takes between six months and four years. But the brainwashing is not permanent. Only if victims stay in the same environment their entire lives or end up in an environment with similar views after conversion and/or dismissal, the changes in behavior and mental world are permanent.
And that is exactly what happens in the world of beautiful pictures. Turn guards into parents, teachers, business leaders and politicians, and fellow prisoners into siblings, students, employees, and fellow countrymen, and compare this process to the small and big world of yesterday and today.
- First, you are constantly brainwashed in the family with vengeful stereotypes and humiliations such as: 'real boys', 'real girls', 'you don't want that', 'you have nothing to want', 'you are not capable of that', 'you are not allowed to do that', 'let me do this', 'don't do that', 'that's not for you', 'you're not like that', etc.
- Then this is empowered emotionally, rationally and physically by non-verbal contempt, verbal characterizations such as "ridiculous" and physical humiliation and abuse, and supported by neighbors, friends, media and others.
- After that, education and business repeats this power-over-yourself-killing-process and dictates that only the elect may grow.
- And politics complete that with economic and bureaucratic methods of terror.
Success assured.
Source: Psychological encyclopedia of van Schoo et al.