How do you indoctrinate someone?

indoctrinate Add to list Share. If you indoctrinate someone, you teach that person a one-sided view of something and ignore or dismiss opinions that don’t agree with your view. Cults, political entities, and even fans of particular sports teams are often said to indoctrinate their followers.

Who is susceptible to indoctrination?

Indoctrination is particularly prevalent in minority and persecuted cultures, especially amongst 1st generation migrants, because it is seen as an essential tool for maintaining social cohesion, integrity, and ultimately, group identity.

What happens when someone is brainwashed by a cult?

When someone is brainwashed they may be at risk for joining a cult and blindly following the orders of that cult. We must find our old friend compassion and understand how powerful this emotion is during times when our friends/loved ones seem to have lost their brains/common sense.

What is the brief history of brainwashing?

“Here, then, is the brief history of brainwashing,” Melley writes in a 2011 paper for Grey Room. “The concept began as an [O]rientalist propaganda fiction created by the CIA to mobilize domestic support for a massive military build-up.

Do our friends/loved ones have lost their brains?

We must find our old friend compassion and understand how powerful this emotion is during times when our friends/loved ones seem to have lost their brains/common sense. Manipulative people, knowingly or unknowingly, can use very effective emotional tools to hijack another’s brain.

How do you deal with a friend who has been brainwashed?

By relating to the person in a way that reminds him/her of how life use to be and feel, you can hope to give the person some new information. If you can trigger your friend into remembering when he/she was an autonomous person, it may help weaken the brainwashing.