Ready made opinions can be distributed day by day through the press, radio, and so on, again and again, till they reach the nerve cell and implant a fixed pattern in the brain. Consequently, guided public opinion is the result,… — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
In my own experience, I have been amazed to see how unrealistic are the bases for political opinion in general. Only rarely have I found a person who has chosen any particular political party - democratic or totalitarian - through… — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
Puzzlement and doubt are, however, already crimes in the totalitarian state. The mind that is open for questions is open for dissent. In the… — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
The big lie and monotonously repeated nonsense have more emotional appeal in a cold war than logic and reason. — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
He who dictates and formulates the words and phrases we use, he who is master of the press and radio, is master of the… — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
Pavlov's findings were that some animals learned more quickly if rewarded (by affection, by food, by stroking) each time they showed the right response,… — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
Confusing a targeted audience is one of the necessary ingredients for effective mind control. — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
. . . well publicized facts are always the bane to the mind controllers. — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
Ready made opinions can be distributed day by day through the press, radio, and so on, again and again, till they reach the nerve… — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
The tension of a mysterious danger is even more unbearable than danger itself. People hate the vacuum of an unknown situation. They want security.… — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
Numbing the senses by monotonously repeating an assertion is a key element in utilizing mind control techniques. — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
Demoralization of the target audience is yet another step in successful mind control. — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
The bulk of the totalitarian-minded in the democratic societies are men and women who are attracted to this destructive way of life for inner… — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
The continual intrusion into our minds of the hammering noises of arguments and propaganda can lead to two kinds of reactions. It may lead… — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
