This is an absolutely brilliant essay. The term “Ideological blockade” is far more insightful than the pedestrian “brainwashing” term that is commonly used.
Brilliant! As I was reading your article I was thinking of my father Manuel’s stories of “revolución’ in Cuba. He shared so many stories that are themed around your premise. In order to sell people on such a lie you must be totalitarian in methodology. There is no other way. The essence like you explain beautifully is no other thought is allowed.
The movie For Love or Country the Arturo Sandoval Story shows these tactics in full display. The first place it starts is in Universities. Then families are turned against each other. Any person you speak to that has fleed a Communist Totalitarian state will tell you that what you are explaining in detail is what occurs when communism is taking root. It has been rebranded they do not use this word. They use terms like social justice. My daughter just graduated from a liberal college I knew they would try to indoctrinate so like my father prepared me I prepared her. What was sad for me is there was no debate. Only one perspective and that is not a university. In college I was allowed and encouraged to. debate my points of view even against my professors.
Young adults today as a result of social media have a limited and shallow understanding of history. History proves that communism does not work and it is the ultimate surrender of personal freedom promising utopia for all.
This is an absolutely brilliant essay. The term “Ideological blockade” is far more insightful than the pedestrian “brainwashing” term that is commonly used.
Thank you!
Brilliant! As I was reading your article I was thinking of my father Manuel’s stories of “revolución’ in Cuba. He shared so many stories that are themed around your premise. In order to sell people on such a lie you must be totalitarian in methodology. There is no other way. The essence like you explain beautifully is no other thought is allowed.
The movie For Love or Country the Arturo Sandoval Story shows these tactics in full display. The first place it starts is in Universities. Then families are turned against each other. Any person you speak to that has fleed a Communist Totalitarian state will tell you that what you are explaining in detail is what occurs when communism is taking root. It has been rebranded they do not use this word. They use terms like social justice. My daughter just graduated from a liberal college I knew they would try to indoctrinate so like my father prepared me I prepared her. What was sad for me is there was no debate. Only one perspective and that is not a university. In college I was allowed and encouraged to. debate my points of view even against my professors.
Young adults today as a result of social media have a limited and shallow understanding of history. History proves that communism does not work and it is the ultimate surrender of personal freedom promising utopia for all.
Thank you for your work.