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“He summed up his admiration-tinged condemnation of the Communists in the simple statement: "They lie so truly.”

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

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

The book delves into the psychological mechanisms that facilitate thought reform, analyzing the methods used in China to alter individuals' beliefs and behaviors. It provides an in-depth study of the psychological principles at play in totalistic systems. more

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Robert Jay Lifton

Robert Jay Lifton is an American psychiatrist renowned for his research on psychological trauma, memory, and identity. His studies on concentration camp survivors after World War II led to the concept of psychological trauma and had a profound impact on psychotherapy and mental health. more

“Revolutionary Islam is linked to the Koran, to be sure, just as Stalinism and Maoism were linked to Das Kapital, but to explain the horrors of China's man-made famines or the Soviet gulag solely by invoking the writings of Karl Marx would be to miss the main point. Messianic violence can attach itself to any creed.”

Religion Faith Islam Revolutionary Karl Marx Maoism

Book:Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance

Source: Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance

“Mao Tsetung's grasp of the future, his vision of man's true role on earth, has given him a place as a world figure. His creative genius has come from his constant return to the people, resisting all attempts to elevate himself above them. Much has been said about the "personality cult"; I have seen true, genuine love and admiration from the ordinary people of China for Mao Tsetung. The personality cult evolved round him by city bureaucrats he has done his best to put down, withdrawing himself as a person, giving to the people all homage for the Revolution. It is in this spirit, not elevating Mao as a genius, but showing him as a man, in a constant search for truth, for reality, that this book has been written.”

China Socialism Communism Biography Mao Zedong Maoism

Author:Han Suyin

“Bio je to još jedan sunčan dan, počinjalo je bablje ljeto, najljepše i najtragičnije oba godine, kada se svaki lijep dan čini posljednjim. Mogu ti posljednji dani potrajati sve do kraja listopada, 1970, sjećao se, produžili su se do petnaestog studenoga, ali time se ne mijenja dojam kako je svaki dan posljednji, i treba ga odživjeti sa sviješću o tome. Kada bi cijeloga života trajalo bablje ljeto, svi bi ljudi vjerovali u Boga.”

žIvot Filozofija Religija Bablje Ljeto Miholjsko Ljeto

Book:Freelander

Source: Freelander

“Smalsavusį apie religiją, nuves į maldos namus. Teiraudamasis tikėjimų būsi supažindintas su egzistencine pasaulėžiūra. Ar žmogus dvasingas, klausk kaimynų ir vandens jo paprašiusių praeivių.”