psychology

    THE RAPE OF THE MIND Since 1933, when a completely drugged and trial-conditioned human wreck confessed to having started the Reichstag fire in Berlin, Dr. Joost A. M. Meerloo has studied the methods by which systematic mental pressure brings people to abject submission, and by which totalitarians imprint their subjective “truth” on their … Read moreTHE RAPE OF THE MIND

The Origins of Totalitarianism, published in 1951, was Hannah Arendt’s first major work, wherein she describes and analyzes Nazism and Stalinism as the major totalitarian political movements of the first half of the 20th century. History The Origins of Totalitarianism[1] was first published in English in 1951. A German translation was published in 1955 as Elemente und Ursprünge totaler Herrschaft (“Elements and Origins of Totalitarian Rule”). A … Read moreElemente und Ursprünge totaler Herrschaft – H Ahrendt

DELUSION and MASS DELUSION by A. M. MEERLOO ©1949 Introduction:   The human mind is characterized by two antagonistic forces struggling for supremacy. This is the conflict between the intellectual components and the instinctive drives, each apparently attempting to achieve dominancy. In some situations the instinctive forces gain control in a way to encourage those … Read moreDELUSION and MASS DELUSION by A. M. MEERLOO

Tirade May 1970] Playing with the shaky brain Joost AM Meerloo I always feel like a bummer when I point out to my friends how easy it is for others to mess with their brains. In the game of opinions, they believe in the certainty and stability of their own opinion. For them, the discussion exists for … Read morePlaying with the shaky brain