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[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They are brainwashing the poor and uneducated. Those who lack the ability to think for themselves and apply simple reasoning. It makes sense that certain demographics would be more affected than others, but I don’t think they’re targeting one demographic over another. There is less to gain from that type of narrow targeting.

[–] taanegl 2 points 1 month ago

They pretty much forgot what social platforms were, from the country of Meta and Facebook, which leads the entire internet to respond:

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

They

are brainwashing the poor and uneducated.

The True Story of Brainwashing and How It Shaped America

Here, then, is the brief history of brainwashing. The concept began as an Orientalist propaganda fiction created by the CIA to mobilize domestic support for a massive military build-up. This fiction proved so effective that the CIA’s operations directorate believed it and began a furious search for a real mind control weapon. The search resulted not in a miraculous new weapon but a program of simulated brainwashing designed as a prophylactic against enemy mistreatment. This simulation in turn became the real basis for interrogating detainees in the war on terror.