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Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'brainwashing' in China

Book by Robert Jay Lifton · 4 quotes · Brainwashing, Communism, Maoism

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“The one-sided exploitation of existential guilt is thought reform's trump card, and perhaps its most important source of emotional influence over its participants. Revolving around it are issues most decisive to thought reform's outcome.”

“...when he witnessed his first struggle (against another prisoner) - during which the cell chief urged everyone to "help" the man under fire - he thought to himself: "So this is the way of the Communists - using good words to do bad things”