What is brainwashing?

Brainwashing refers to the manipulation of an individual's beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors through intense and coercive techniques. It involves the systematic and often subtle application of psychological methods to break down a person's critical thinking, independence, and personal identity, and replace them with new beliefs and ideologies. Brainwashing aims to control people's minds, making them unquestioningly loyal to a particular cause, group, or individual. It often employs tactics such as isolation, social pressure, fear, sleep deprivation, and information control to weaken a person's existing beliefs and replace them with the desired ones. Brainwashing can have long-lasting effects on individuals, altering their values, perceptions, and decision-making abilities.

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