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==Techniques of manipulation==
==Techniques of manipulation==
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!Romain Rolland, French writer, about [[Genrikh Yagoda]], [[Stalin]]’s hangman<ref>{{cite book |title=Stalin and His Hangmen: The Tyrant and Those Who Killed for Him |author=Donald Rayfield |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |year=2007 |isbn=9780307431837 |pages=229 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yi3ow3TU8-4C&source=gbs_navlinks_s}}</ref>:
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|''“But his police functions inspire horror. He speaks softly to you as he calls black white and white black, and his honest eyes look at you with amazement if you begin to doubt his word.”''
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Manipulator is using multitude of techniques in which he/she tries to hide his/her own true wishes and practices in the name of community welfare or higher power.
Manipulator is using multitude of techniques in which he/she tries to hide his/her own true wishes and practices in the name of community welfare or higher power.
Skilled manipulative people in power know the vulnerabilities of their opponents<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Simon's Web Log & Archives: Psychological Manipulation (A clear voice for restoring the character of America)|author=George Simon |publisher=DrGeorgeSimon.Com |url=http://drgeorgesimon.com/drsimonsblogarchives.html |accessdate=August 23, 2013}}</ref> and usually are trying to elicit a feeling of guilt from their victims; they use emotional blackmail and make appeals for responsibility whereas on the other hand the attention is intentionally driven to distraction from the real issue or subject.
Skilled manipulative people in power know the vulnerabilities of their opponents<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Simon's Web Log & Archives: Psychological Manipulation (A clear voice for restoring the character of America)|author=George Simon |publisher=DrGeorgeSimon.Com |url=http://drgeorgesimon.com/drsimonsblogarchives.html |accessdate=August 23, 2013}}</ref> and usually are trying to elicit a feeling of guilt from their victims; they use emotional blackmail and make appeals for responsibility whereas on the other hand the attention is intentionally driven to distraction from the real issue or subject.