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mzeiya

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There's also growing fears of the white supremacists read trash on causing mayhem during Joe's inauguration.
Not only that, but now security has to be beefed up on elected leaders because finally after decades, they're acknowledging that the biggest threat there is not from outside but is with everyday folks who are brainwashed enough to do the extreme
 
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Mwalimu-G

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they're acknowledging that the biggest threat there is not from outside but is with everyday folks who are brainwashed enough to do the extreme
Why do you think it has become so easy to brainwash critical masses of populations, enough to effect change? I am talking about poorly thought out decisions like Brexit, the election of demagogues like Trump, misplaced nationalism as it is emergent in Europe, and even closer home , belief in the hustler vs dynasties narrative with undue regard for the effects it would have on the population.
 

mzeiya

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Why do you think it has become so easy to brainwash critical masses of populations, enough to effect change?
It is nothing new. Go back in history and you will see the same..sometimes for the greater good but often times, we remember the disastrous effect that such mass brainwashing led to.
When you think of past personalities who were able to convince an entire populace that their tyranny was the best thing, you just shudder. People such as Mao Zedong, Pol Pot, Mobutu, Stalin, Pinochet and the likes still wielded the same..sort of psychological influence over millions and in turn made ordinary folk turn into beasts unknown.
For me, I am just fascinated by how easy it is to control the human psyche.
 

Doc oga

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Why do you think it has become so easy to brainwash critical masses of populations, enough to effect change? I am talking about poorly thought out decisions like Brexit, the election of demagogues like Trump, misplaced nationalism as it is emergent in Europe, and even closer home , belief in the hustler vs dynasties narrative with undue regard for the effects it would have on the population.
I totally agree with you. All these bs cannot be blamed on the leaders but the people. Democracy is a divide and rule tactic leaving some feeling left out but in reality they face the same problems as those who voted the opposing side. Thurakus and Tibim voting robots are all crying the economy is hard.
 

Riva

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Why do you think it has become so easy to brainwash critical masses of populations, enough to effect change? I am talking about poorly thought out decisions like Brexit, the election of demagogues like Trump, misplaced nationalism as it is emergent in Europe, and even closer home , belief in the hustler vs dynasties narrative with undue regard for the effects it would have on the population.
What is misplaced nationalism?

Anyways, I wouldn’t say it’s brainwashing, it’s just stoking people’s intrinsic desire to retain their freedoms and their culture, and a general averseness against globalism.
Brexit: happened not because of brainwashing but because the people wanted to retain their autonomy, their culture, their nation,
Trump: happened not because he is a demagogue, but because people are innately against the globalist agenda - but I know you might want to call the globalist agenda a conspiracy theory.
 

Clemens

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What is misplaced nationalism?

Anyways, I wouldn’t say it’s brainwashing, it’s just stoking people’s intrinsic desire to retain their freedoms and their culture, and a general averseness against globalism.
Brexit: happened not because of brainwashing but because the people wanted to retain their autonomy, their culture, their nation,
Trump: happened not because he is a demagogue, but because people are innately against the globalist agenda - but I know you might want to call the globalist agenda a conspiracy theory.
I agree with you Wamapicha, Trump resonated with their hidden aspirations, he epitomises white nationalism and their opinions about the rest of the world, his crude but candid quips is what they express behind closed doors, he also achieved what they dream about, "owning an estate in Europe".
 
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