Brainwashed

Give that cerebrum a good scrubbing. There are two conditions under which we can get a handle on the phenomenon of brainwashing: What conditions produce the effect we might call brainwashing, and the what kind of behaviors or conditions would prompt us to label something as brainwashing. We also explore the idea that this effect isn't even really real. Of course, brainwashing has some not-so-subtle ties to racism and some nefarious activities of the US government in the past. Recommendations Abraham: Loki (season 2: https://ondisneyplus.disney.com/show/loki-season-2) Shane: Polynesian Fire Luau (https://www.polynesianfire.com/) Links: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brainwashing http://www7.bbk.ac.uk/hiddenpersuaders/blog/hunter-origins-of-brainwashing/#:~:text=Historians%20generally%20agree%20that%20the,American%20journalist%20and%20propaganda%20expert. https://www.history.com/mkultra-operation-midnight-climax-cia-lsd-experiments https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/06760269 https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/brainwashing-criminal-law-defence#:~:text=Brainwashing%20is%20used%20to%20describe,enforcement%20of%20routine%2C%20and%20hypnosis. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/probing-question-does-brainwashing-exist/ https://www.pdcnet.org/thought/content/thought_1986_0061_0002_0241_0257 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-05599-7_11 https://web.s.ebscohost.com/abstract?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=14639955&AN=163784402&h=DsT8Uz3APg6x484q7SKDmqSxEmB0htsKqFY7juEPzf9z8LvmH%2bch5APT49b03AfdAFz2SMmDYllqL6W6O7JhIw%3d%3d&crl=c&resultNs=AdminWebAuth&resultLocal=ErrCrlNotAuth&crlhashurl=login.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26profile%3dehost%26scope%3dsite%26authtype%3dcrawler%26jrnl%3d14639955%26AN%3d163784402 https://e-journal.metrouniv.ac.id/index.php/akademika/article/view/1990 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-brainwashing-and-how-it-shaped-america-180963400/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support. Support our podcast: www.patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcast