"There are certain ideas and feelings which do not come into being, or do not transform themselves into acts except in the case of individuals forming a crowd." - Gustave Le Bon (1895)
From my observance, there is a segment, albeit small, of the population that seems unaffected by or at least much less affected by the manipulation methods you covered in your article. This suggests to me some sort of grounding not seen in the general masses, something totally unrelated to age, race, ethnicity, gender, marital status, income, education, intelligence or employment. In your estimation, what are the characteristics of this segment of the population that causes them to be more resistant? Also, the mind control issue that you touched on seems like it might be harder to avert. Perhaps in a later article, you will talk more about how to deal with this.
That is a good question. A “grounding,” as you suggest, in life experiences, community, convictions and/or morals may indeed work as a bulwark against mind manipulation. However, I would caution that anyone could be vulnerable to one technique or another of military-grade MindWar. No matter who you are, it is, in my opinion, a good practice to always take one, two, ten steps back, raise questions and, as Malcolm X advised, get into the habit of looking into things for oneself and developing one's own perspective.
From my observance, there is a segment, albeit small, of the population that seems unaffected by or at least much less affected by the manipulation methods you covered in your article. This suggests to me some sort of grounding not seen in the general masses, something totally unrelated to age, race, ethnicity, gender, marital status, income, education, intelligence or employment. In your estimation, what are the characteristics of this segment of the population that causes them to be more resistant? Also, the mind control issue that you touched on seems like it might be harder to avert. Perhaps in a later article, you will talk more about how to deal with this.
That is a good question. A “grounding,” as you suggest, in life experiences, community, convictions and/or morals may indeed work as a bulwark against mind manipulation. However, I would caution that anyone could be vulnerable to one technique or another of military-grade MindWar. No matter who you are, it is, in my opinion, a good practice to always take one, two, ten steps back, raise questions and, as Malcolm X advised, get into the habit of looking into things for oneself and developing one's own perspective.
Thank you for your writing and research. It’s giving me a deeper understanding of what is happening right now!
Thank you for reading!