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tisonlyi · 03-26-2008, 10:51 AM

Derren Brown (wiki bio) is an expert in NLP and other manipulative techniques and uses them as an entertainer in the UK.

This following video (~7mins) is from a show glorifying him, so take it with a fair amount of salt if you would like to comfort yourself with it, but to anyone moderately interested in psychology, it shouldn't be surprising.

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To me, I think that we as individuals are exposed to this unconscious manipulation almost every waking second of our lives not just when we're conscious of our exposure (lets skip the memory-organising aspect of sleep which doubtless reinforces the messages).

We need to carefully select the propaganda we want to expose ourselves to and attempt to rebalance the propaganda that we are conscious of our exposure to.

Question everything.
Read and watch nakedly propagandist material from sources which are in opposition to those you are aware of your exposure to.
Stop believing in absolutes.

Before you buy or buy into anything, question even your own motives.

I think living in a country without understanding the language at all can give you some clear breathing space after some time, too. (i've done this - by accident, not design - for most of my adult life)

Sounds taxing, but there's a lot of effort that goes into our manipulation, so it stands to reason that there's no quick fix to it.

(Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not after you. *bites nails down to wrist*)

03-26-2008, 10:51 AM	#594 (permalink)
tisonlyi Nothing	Derren Brown (wiki bio) is an expert in NLP and other manipulative techniques and uses them as an entertainer in the UK. This following video (~7mins) is from a show glorifying him, so take it with a fair amount of salt if you would like to comfort yourself with it, but to anyone moderately interested in psychology, it shouldn't be surprising. Subliminal Advertising To me, I think that we as individuals are exposed to this unconscious manipulation almost every waking second of our lives not just when we're conscious of our exposure (lets skip the memory-organising aspect of sleep which doubtless reinforces the messages). We need to carefully select the propaganda we want to expose ourselves to and attempt to rebalance the propaganda that we are conscious of our exposure to. Question everything. Read and watch nakedly propagandist material from sources which are in opposition to those you are aware of your exposure to. Stop believing in absolutes. Before you buy or buy into anything, question even your own motives. I think living in a country without understanding the language at all can give you some clear breathing space after some time, too. (i've done this - by accident, not design - for most of my adult life) Sounds taxing, but there's a lot of effort that goes into our manipulation, so it stands to reason that there's no quick fix to it. (Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not after you. bites nails down to wrist) __________________ "I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right. I do not admit for instance, that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. I do not admit that a wrong has been done to these people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race, a more worldly wise race to put it that way, has come in and taken their place." - Winston Churchill, 1937 --{ORLY?}-- Last edited by tisonlyi; 03-26-2008 at 11:53 AM.. Reason: "memory-organising aspect of memory" - duh