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“Pavlov formulated his findings into a general rule in which the speed of learning positively correlated with quiet isolation. The totalitarians have followed this rule. They know they can condition their political victims most quickly if they are kept in isolation. In the totalitarian technique of thought control, the same isolation applied to the individual is applied also to the groups of people. This is the reason the civilian populations of the totalitarian countries are not permitted to travel freely and are kept away from mental and political contamination. It is the reason, to, for the solitary confinement cell and the prison camp.”

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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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