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“Our leisure time is occupied increasingly by automatized activities in which we take no part: listening to piped-in words and viewing television screens (no portable smartphones, laptops back when Dr. Meerloo wrote his book). We hurry along with cars and go to bed with a sleeping pill. This pattern of living in turn may open the way for renewed sneak attacks on our mind. Our boredom may welcome any seductive suggestion.”

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The Rape of the Mind: The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing

This book delves into the psychological aspects of thought control, menticide, and brainwashing, examining the methods and effects of these practices. more

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Joost A.M. Meerloo

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