Trump's immigration issue isn't just political, but one of 'thought reform'

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Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of "Brainwashing" in China is a non-fiction book by psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton on the psychology of mind control.

Lifton's research for the book began in 1953 with a series of interviews with American servicemen who had been held captive during the Korean War. In addition to interviews with 25 Americans, Lifton also interviewed 15 Chinese who had fled their homeland after having been subjected to indoctrination in Chinese universities. From these interviews, which in some cases occurred regularly for over a year, Lifton identified the tactics used by Chinese communists to cause drastic shifts in one's opinions and personality and "brainwash" American soldiers into making demonstrably false assertions.

In the book, Lifton outlines the "Eight Criteria for Thought Reform":

1. Milieu Control. This involves the control of information and communication both within the environment and, ultimately, within the individual, resulting in a significant degree of isolation from society at large.
(By the very act of focusing on the border to this degree, the Trump white house is controlling information and communication. He is establishing an us vs them)

2. Mystical Manipulation. The manipulation of experiences that appears spontaneous but is, in fact, planned and orchestrated by the group or its leaders in order to demonstrate divine authority, spiritual advancement, or some exceptional talent or insight that sets the leader and/or group apart from humanity, and that allows reinterpretation of historical events, scripture, and other experiences. Coincidences and happenstance oddities are interpreted as omens or prophecies.
(Trump saying he is the 'only one' who can stop immigration)

3. Demand for Purity. The world is viewed as black and white and the members are constantly exhorted to conform to the ideology of the group and strive for perfection. The induction of guilt and/or shame is a powerful control device used here.
(Immigrants not being 'vetted' enough. Immigrants are impure.)

4. Confession. Sins, as defined by the group, are to be confessed either to a personal monitor or publicly to the group. There is no confidentiality; members' "sins," "attitudes," and "faults" are discussed and exploited by the leaders.
(Turning in your neighbors, deporting people when they came here as children)

5. Sacred Science. The group's doctrine or ideology is considered to be the ultimate Truth, beyond all questioning or dispute. Truth is not to be found outside the group. The leader, as the spokesperson for God or for all humanity, is likewise above criticism.
(Sessions invoking Romans 13)

6. Loading the Language. The group interprets or uses words and phrases in new ways so that often the outside world does not understand. This jargon consists of thought-terminating clichés, which serve to alter members' thought processes to conform to the group's way of thinking.
(Look for the dehumanizing rhetoric, "illegal", "unvetted", when Trump compared cars... and immigrants "coming up" to vomit, etc.)

7. Doctrine over person. Members' personal experiences are subordinated to the sacred science and any contrary experiences must be denied or reinterpreted to fit the ideology of the group.
(The whole idea of zero tolerance applies here)

8. Dispensing of existence. The group has the prerogative to decide who has the right to exist and who does not. This is usually not literal but means that those in the outside world are not saved, unenlightened, unconscious and they must be converted to the group's ideology. If they do not join the group or are critical of the group, then they must be rejected by the members. Thus, the outside world loses all credibility. In conjunction, should any member leave the group, he or she must be rejected also.
('Joking' about shooting immigrants, our government is using coming here or not and being able to as whether you are worthy of life)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought_Reform_and_the_Psychology_of_Totalism

Tactics of totalitarians and cults.

[duforsure]

1. He's psychologically training people

To believe good is evil , and evil is good, the truth is lies and his lies are the truth, and others will hurt you and he and only he can save you. That's how he controls people into accepting corruption is ok, lying is ok, and Democracy is hurting us all. He's also made it hurting innocent children is normal and acceptable, and they are criminals.