EVERYONE goes through their society’s brainwashing - which is a more accurate description of what is euphemistically termed “social conditioning”, much as the original “commercial (or business) propaganda” is a more accurate term for what was later euphemistically referred to as “advertising”.
Social brainwashing - and for more on brainwashing, see Encyclopaedia Britannica, Wikipedia, how stuff works, the knitting cult lady, Voltaire - is, to some extent, what enables societies to functions as it leaders/rulers/(elite) influencers want it to.
In some societies, pre-agriculture in particular, that may well be largely beneficial.
In others - especially coloniser and other militaristic and/or authoritarian societies, it is “bad” (nonBPM, in my terminology).
This social brainwashing exacerbates and uses human characteristics such as the fear of isolation, FOMO, fear of human aggression, etc to accomplish its aims (including things like class and other division, and inequality).
It can often be regarded, in fact, as evil.
And it can be overcome.
On a personal level, experiences that enable people to “see” (generally by becoming one of its victims) what is euphemistically referred to as “society’s underbelly” (it’s savage, uncaring, exclusionary, hateful, bigotted, violent [including SA and CSA] parts) are often what lead individuals to start rejecting and undoing that social brainwashing.
But it can also be recognised, rejected and undone by positive experiences as well - consciousness raising and other forms of education, developing critical thinking skills, enlightenment of various types including the good types of religious paths such as Quakerism and witchcraft, and good personal growth work.
Some rebellions have also led to major reductions of (or changes of) social brainwashing, as the resistance historian discusses.
At a social level, every movement that has promoted a fairer, more inclusive society - including mass movements against racism, misogyny, other forms of bigotry, and violence, and mass movements for a fairer, more inclusive, more democratic society (voting for those who don’t own land, for women, and for members of other minority groups, and for active human rights actions [safer workplaces, fairer work conditions, positive duty requirements, etc], etc) - has acted to undo the evil forms of social brainwashing.
And the work of this blog also counters and undoes that evil.
Possible flaws
Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:
- there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”;
- I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
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