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Talk:Jonestown Massacre (view source)
Revision as of 12:51, December 13, 2008
, 12:51, December 13, 2008I have serious objections to the deleted passage
Thank you for the article. I didn't know about this incident, but the article explained it very well. I hope one day to be able to write similar long, precise, well referenced articles myself! [[User:SilvioB|SilvioB]] 06:16, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
Thank you for the article. I didn't know about this incident, but the article explained it very well. I hope one day to be able to write similar long, precise, well referenced articles myself! [[User:SilvioB|SilvioB]] 06:16, 30 May 2008 (EDT)
==Mind control and brainwashing==
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:The conclusion was that he was "first and foremost a master of [[mind control]]," which he used on his followers to serve his needs and whims; this was practiced in Indiana, the committee discovered, and perfected in California. Among the tactics he practiced with engineered precision are the following recognized strategies of [[brainwashing]].
I object to these two sentences, first because not all the bullet points after it are related to the concepts of mind control or brainwashing. Second, the concept of [[mind control]] is not a scientific one. The chief proponent of the concept lost the right to testify as an [[expert witness]] when the lack of scientific basis for the theory was exposed. As for brainwashing, this is generally held to apply only to prisoners of war - or to other captives. I have not seen any information on its effects persisting after a prisoner is released or escapes. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 07:51, 13 December 2008 (EST)