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BrainWashing Quotes

“The American Psychological Association had rejected the brainwashing/mind control theories in 1987 insofar as they applied to religious movements, on the basis that they were not scientific is, therefore, perfectly accurate. It is, in fact, almost identical to Margaret} Singer’s own statement that the rejection of the DIMPAC report was “described by the APA as a rejection of the scientific validity of the theory of coercive persuasion”.''Massimo Introvigne.

“Behind this web of semantic...confusion regarding the definition of thought reform lies an image of "brainwashing" as an all-powerful, irresistible, unfathomable, and magical method of achieving total control over the human mind. It is of course none of these things, and this loose usage makes the word a rallying point for fear, resentment, urges toward submission, justification for failure, irresponsible accusation, and for a wide gamut of emotional extremism'' Robert Lifton, 1961.

“The methodology of Drs. Margaret Singer and Benson has been repudiated by the scientific community", and are "little more than uninformed speculation, based on skewed data" and that "the coercive persuasion theory ... is not a meaningful scientific concept" ''Amicus curiæ'', American Association of Psychology, July 11, 1989.

“Still, the mass media continues to report claims of "brainwashing" as if the alleged phenomenon were real.  And, as a result, the concept of "brainwashing" sustains considerable currency in popular culture.  It is, to be sure, a powerful metaphor. "Brainwashing" communicates disapproval of influence by persons, or groups, the user of the term considers to be illegitimate.'' Jeffrey K. Hadden

“Brainwashing: (a.k.a. thought control, mind control, coercive persuasion). A non-violent method that uses mind control techniques to convince a person to abandon some of their basic beliefs and adopt the beliefs of the indoctrinator.'' (religioustolerance.org)

“The systematic, scientific, and coercive elimination of the individuality of the mind of another'' (Scheflin and Opton 1978: 40)

“The persuasive techniques used by totalist cults to bind and exploit the members, while not magical or infallible, are sufficiently powerful and effective to assure the recruitment of a significant percentage of those approached, and the retention of a significant percentage of those enlisted.'' Louis J. West, 1989

“Mind control is the process by which individual or collective freedom of choice and action is compromised by agents or agencies that modify or distort perception, motivation, affect, cognition and/or behavioral outcomes. It is neither magical nor mystical, but a process that involves a set of basic social psychological principles.''  Philip Zimbardo 2002

Extract taken from Wikipedia

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