tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post9020480611108379498..comments2024-03-15T00:27:48.794-07:00Comments on Retire In Style Blog Too: How is Brainwashing Changing Your Mind?Barbara Torrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09618291241661047482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-9938906320895698362015-09-10T11:49:39.737-07:002015-09-10T11:49:39.737-07:00You are very right...this is a simplification to b...You are very right...this is a simplification to be sure. But you can squint your eyes and see the connection. :)Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-65600555506225919682015-09-10T06:55:44.224-07:002015-09-10T06:55:44.224-07:00I like the "brainwashing" happening abov...I like the "brainwashing" happening above, but I can't believe the definition of brainwashing is that simple! I agree with others that brainwashing seems more invasive and aggressive. Good stuff to think about.Anita Irlenhttp://www.lookforthewoman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-25277022899638599762015-09-09T17:02:07.871-07:002015-09-09T17:02:07.871-07:00Excellent closing question, "But sometimes I ...Excellent closing question, "But sometimes I need to say "yes" to a campaign or sign. How about you?"<br>I especially like campaigns that remind people that each human is exceptional. That is not brainwashing, nor is it a movement in the manipulative sense. I do appreciate the good that comes from campaigns and the policy changes they make in government by discussion but, too often, campaigns accelerate movements and all movements go too far. I've seen movements employ brainwashing to achieve their ill-imagined quotas. It is heartbreaking.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-67709582188219942412015-09-09T14:29:03.774-07:002015-09-09T14:29:03.774-07:00You might ask "Are you afraid of brainwashing...You might ask "Are you afraid of brainwashing?" Yes I am. I think that the news channels are a prime example of the same news item telling a different story. When I saw a conservative pole saying that 90% of the people approve of public gun wearing I was dismayed. I don't think any statistical report could get 90% in favor of anything. I would be just a suspicious of the a pole that reveal the opposite. But, if brainwashing of a type is being used for viewers that ONLY see that new station, it is entirely possible.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-78693367900161620392015-09-09T13:41:00.078-07:002015-09-09T13:41:00.078-07:00I tend to think of brainwashing as having an agrre...I tend to think of brainwashing as having an agrressively invasive edge to it; it's unmercifully repetitive and appears everywhere. <br>I think your positive message examples are still uncommon, and usually gentler in tone. But it's an interesting question, especially when I consider the power of the advertising industry's subtlety.Jane Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812068955324294346noreply@blogger.com