Brainwashing and a Manchurian Candidate
Is there really such a thing as a “Manchurian Candidate” where someone can be brainwashed so thoroughly they have no memory of it? Well…not like… Read More »Brainwashing and a Manchurian Candidate
Is there really such a thing as a “Manchurian Candidate” where someone can be brainwashed so thoroughly they have no memory of it? Well…not like… Read More »Brainwashing and a Manchurian Candidate
This week, we tackled brainwashing and had some great conversation on the topic as well as some usual sprinkling of Scientology madness. Enjoy!
This week, it’s answers about Xenu, Schrödinger’s Jesus, critical thinking and a whole lot more. Enjoy!
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This booklet is called Brainwashing – A Synthesis of the Russain Textbook on Psychopolitics and it has a long and fascinating history both in and out of the Church of Scientology. Researcher and historian Chris Owen has published a two-part history of this book on Tony Ortega’s Underground Bunker blog and links to that article are in the description section below. He describes how it was not only written anonymously by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 with the specific intent of deceiving the FBI and Scientologists, but also how it became the tool of unwitting far right political groups Read More »Brainwashing the Brainwashed (More on Scientology Recruitment)
Hey everyone. I’ve been talking about Scientology and destructive cults for some time now and we have discussed the concepts of undue influence, coercive persuasion and mind control or brainwashing, but I’ve never really dived deep into this and talked about what this is and isn’t. As Justice Potter Stewart famously said about hard core pornography, it’s hard to define but you know it when you see it and the same might be said for brainwashing. But is it really so easy to see and understand? Are there pitfalls in talking about it vs free will and an individual’s rights to decide and choose what is best for his or her own life? What is the dividing line between personal choice and mind control?Read More »What is Mind Control?
The weekly show where I answer questions from viewers left in the comments section of my Q&A shows or sent to me by email at AskChrisShelton@gmail.com. This week, the questions I answer are: Read More »Critical Q&A #90
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