Brain Washing by William James Johnson
Brain Washing by William James Johnson
You may recall the interesting plot in the movie, "The Manchurian Candidate", where the Communist captors, using a technique of deep hypnotism, create agents out of the American prisoners captured during the Korean war. After destroying their past life memories by using drugs and psychological methods, they rebuild their value abilities, to the point where these reprogrammed military subjects can now carry out any instruction given them by their new masters, which includes orders to assassinate US politicians.
It was during this time I discovered a couple of books I would recommend:"Struggle for men's minds," and the "Rape of the mind." Both stress the importance of first destroying the existing ethical programming of the subjects before superimposing the new behaviour judgement the controllers are seeking. It gave as an example the long preparation a novice must endure prior to becoming an ordained Jesuit priest. This takes 12 years of extreme disciplinary study and physical sacrifice, when the normal study in preparation for ordination to the priesthood is 7 years. The formula is called "breakdown and rebuild."
Now here is the essence of my blog. I have observed in America there is hardly any home without a television, the "brain washing" machine of our generation. Most of us spend our leisure time after our day's work, lounging comfortably with our favourite brew, completely vulnerable to the commercial spewing almost 30 minutes during each so-called hour long show.
In fact, have you noticed how the same commercials are shown twice in sequence, and some even three times.
This flagrant abuse of our time is obviously continuing because it works. Brain washing electronically works. And what about the speed of the digitalized images, designed to keep the audience off balance. You try to make sense out of the non-message, while your brain keeps working on the buzz of rapid pictures to which you have just been exposed.
We all can choose to switch channels, but they are all using the same techniques. Turn the device off. Impossible. Forty inch monitors cost too much to be ignored. And besides they have become our new masters. We don't do much as a family anymore, because our favourite show is on. Sit down and be quiet. Your brain is being reprogrammed.
You may recall the interesting plot in the movie, "The Manchurian Candidate", where the Communist captors, using a technique of deep hypnotism, create agents out of the American prisoners captured during the Korean war. After destroying their past life memories by using drugs and psychological methods, they rebuild their value abilities, to the point where these reprogrammed military subjects can now carry out any instruction given them by their new masters, which includes orders to assassinate US politicians.
It was during this time I discovered a couple of books I would recommend:"Struggle for men's minds," and the "Rape of the mind." Both stress the importance of first destroying the existing ethical programming of the subjects before superimposing the new behaviour judgement the controllers are seeking. It gave as an example the long preparation a novice must endure prior to becoming an ordained Jesuit priest. This takes 12 years of extreme disciplinary study and physical sacrifice, when the normal study in preparation for ordination to the priesthood is 7 years. The formula is called "breakdown and rebuild."
Now here is the essence of my blog. I have observed in America there is hardly any home without a television, the "brain washing" machine of our generation. Most of us spend our leisure time after our day's work, lounging comfortably with our favourite brew, completely vulnerable to the commercial spewing almost 30 minutes during each so-called hour long show.
In fact, have you noticed how the same commercials are shown twice in sequence, and some even three times.
This flagrant abuse of our time is obviously continuing because it works. Brain washing electronically works. And what about the speed of the digitalized images, designed to keep the audience off balance. You try to make sense out of the non-message, while your brain keeps working on the buzz of rapid pictures to which you have just been exposed.
We all can choose to switch channels, but they are all using the same techniques. Turn the device off. Impossible. Forty inch monitors cost too much to be ignored. And besides they have become our new masters. We don't do much as a family anymore, because our favourite show is on. Sit down and be quiet. Your brain is being reprogrammed.
posted by William Johnson | 10:18 a.m.
2 Comments:
such brainwashing as you speak is too minor to be afraid of, commercials are about 30 seconds long and will soon be replaced by another, with a different message, completely different than the one that preceeded it. the individual brainwashings are short, not long enough to turn its audience into korean agents at least.
and even so, we ultimately decide what we want. I see many commercials for products that i am not in the least likely to buy, things i dont want, dont need or couldnt afford. I am in control of what i buy, not the 'god' in my living room. i will not buy cigarrettes, alcohol, tampons, or a cruise to norway no how many times i am told of their benefits,
see everything, decide what is true for yourself, acknowledge the rest as nothing but colored dots dancing about the screen
and what irony is this? you sir are a denizen of the internet, a world PLAUGED by advertisements, and you still log on, for more i assume that updating your blog. im certain that there and more agressive ads online than a TV screen could ever show you.
i agree that people should watch less television, but those who spend hours on a couch watching their lives pass by have more to worry about then if they buy the cola that is truly the one they want.
this still means they should quit, but my need is more dangerous
i hope i dont offend you
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