17,394
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 22:
Line 22: +
Talk:The Manchurian Candidate (view source)
Revision as of 20:43, April 8, 2009
, 20:43, April 8, 2009brainwashing issue
This should not be lost, even if the present article is not the best place for it. All our readers would like to know what motivates terrorists, such as the [[suicide bomber]]s. What sort of inducement do their masters use? Drugs, sex, promises of eternal bliss or of large cash payments to family survivors? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 15:59, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
This should not be lost, even if the present article is not the best place for it. All our readers would like to know what motivates terrorists, such as the [[suicide bomber]]s. What sort of inducement do their masters use? Drugs, sex, promises of eternal bliss or of large cash payments to family survivors? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 15:59, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
::the "Communist brainwashing" idea really bothered Americans at the time, hence several novels and movies--we still have movies about the "programmed killer". There was no brainwashing in Korea. A tiny proportion (under 1/10 of 1%) decided voluntarily to stay with the Communists; most later came home The training of assassins who are aware of what they are doing is entirely a different matter, and is not part of brainwashing or hypnosis.