Between two beings there is always the barrier of words. Man has so many ears and speaks so many languages. Should it nevertheless be possible to understand one another? Is real communication possible if word and language betray us every… — 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