HowToDeprogramYourOwnMind

byA.Orange

1. Recognizethatprogrammingiseverywhere,anditisn'tallbad.Your
programmingstartedwithyourparentsteachingyouthings,andboth
consciouslyandunconsciouslyprogrammingyouwithalloftheirbeliefsand
attitudes.Thatisnotnecessarilybaditisusuallygood.Youarebetteroff
forhavinghadparentswhocaredaboutyouandwantedtoteachyou.But
unfortunately,youalsoinheritedalloftheirmisinformation,superstitions,
mistakes,andirrationalanduntruebeliefs.
Andyoualsoinheritedyour"culture",whichincludesallofthefalse,
irrational,andwrongbeliefsofyourentiresociety.Andyouareleftwiththe
joboffiguringoutwhichofthosebeliefsaregoodandtrue,andwhichare
stupidandcrazy.
Andyouarealwaysvulnerabletopressurefromyourpeergroup,whichwill
alwaystrytomakeyouconformtotheirbeliefs,standards,andbehavior,
evenifyourfriendsarenotevenreallyawareofthefactthattheyaredoingit.

2. Recognizethatprogramminganddeprogrammingareconstant,ongoing
processes.Evenwhileyouaretryingtodeprogramandclearyourmind,
televisioncommercialswillbetryingtoprogramyouintobelievingthatyou
reallyshouldbuytheirproductyouwillbesohappyifyoudo,andyou'llbe
beautifulandgetlaidtoo.Andthepoliticianswillalwaysbetryingtomake
youbelievethattheyarewiseandrightabouteverything,andifyouare
patrioticyouwillnevercriticizethem.

3. Wanttoknowthetruth.Thisisessential.Thisisthewholeballgame.Ifyou
don'twanttolearnthetruth,thenyouprobablywon't.
Lovethetruth,evenifitissometimesinconvenientorunpleasant.Respectthe
truth,cherishthetruth,seekthetruthaboveall.
Peoplestaytrappedincults,ortrappedinillusions,becausetheydon'treally
wanttoknowthetruth:
Sometimes,theyareafraidtoknowthetruth
Theyfearthattheirworldwillfallapartiftheystopbelieving
certainthings,oradmitthetruthofotherthings.Thatisoneofthe
beliefswithwhichtheygotprogrammedtheideathatifthey

don'tbelievetherightthings,theywillgotoHell,ortheywilllose
theirtickettoHeaven,orsomethingelsereallybadwillhappento
them.Oneofthethingsthatcultsdoisimplantphobiasabout
leavingthecult,orlearningthetruthaboutthecult.
Theyareafraidoflosingtheirstatusormembershipinthegroup
theyareafraidthattheywillbeshunnedandostracizedifthey
don'tbelievethesamethingsastheotherpeoplearoundthem.And
theyarejustplainafraidofbeingalone.
Theyfearthattheywillhavetoleavethecultiftheystopbelieving
init,andtheywillstopbelievinginitiftheylearnabunchof
negativethingsaboutit.("ThenwhatwillIdowithmylife?!")So
theyplugtheirearsandclosetheireyes,andplay"Hearnoevil,
seenoevil..."
Somepeoplejustdon'twanttoseethattheywerefooled.
"IrefusetobelievethatIspenttwelveyearsofmylifeinacult.It
isn'tacult.Itcan'tbeacult.It'sawonderfulmovement."
AstheysayinA.A.,"Denialisn'tjustariverinEgypt."
Somepeoplejustdon'twanttogiveitup.
"IfIleavethegroup,IwillbelonelybecauseIwon'thaveany
friends.Soshutupandquittellingmedisturbingthingsaboutit."
"Ihavelotsoftimeinvestedhere.I'marespectedelder.IfIquit
theorganization,I'llbeanobody."
Similarly,peoplewhochoosetostaytrappedinaddictionsdonotwishto
knowthetruthabouttheiraddictions.Fewpeoplewishtohearthattheyare
wastingalloftheirmoneyonsomethingthatispoisontothem,andwrecking
theirlives,andthatcontinuingtoconsumethatstuffisstupid?Sotheytryout
theminimizationanddenialtapdance:"Well,yeh,itmightbemessingupmy
healthalittlebit,butfrankly,I'mnotreadytoquitrightnow."

4. Don'tcondemnyourself.Selfcondemnationandselfcriticismarepartofthe
brainwashingandindoctrinationprocess,andtheyarecounterproductive
whenitcomestodeprogramming.Ifyoufindthatyouhavebeen
programmedtobelievesomegoofyidea,thenjustrecognizethatitisan
irrational,illogical,goofyidea,andrejectit,butdonotcondemnyourselffor
havingbelieveditforawhile.
It'sjustlike,if,whileexploringtheWildWest,youfindthatyouhavean
arrowstuckinyourback,pullitout.
Don'twallowinselfcontemptandguilt,condemningyourselffor
havingstupidlygottenanarrowstuckinyourback.
Don'timaginethatyouaresomehowallfuckedupforhavinggotten
stuckwithanarrow.
Don'timaginethatfindinganarrowstuckinyourbackprovesthatyou

aresomehowinferior.
Justpullthearrowoutandthengetonwithyourlife.
Nowthatdoesn'tmeanthatyoushouldn'texamineyourbehavior,andchange
itifyouaredoingsomethingwrong.Butbewaryofexcessivefaultfinding
andselfcriticism.Cultswillteachyoutodothat,andwilleventryto
convinceyouthatyouwillmakeyourselfmoreholybyconstantly
condemningyourselfandputtingyourselfdownandfeelingguiltyabout
everything.Allthatreallyaccomplishesismessingupyourmind,destroying
yourselfconfidenceandselfrespect,andmakingyouunabletothinkclearly
oractdecisively.

5. Watchoutforotherpeoplecondemningyou.
Peoplewhowanttocontrolyouwilltrytomakeyoufeelstupid,inferior,
flawed,andmentallyincompetentfordisagreeingwiththem.
Asmentionedabove,selfcondemnationandselfcriticismareabigpartof
thebrainwashingandindoctrinationprocess,sothosewhowouldliketo
controlyouwouldalsoliketogetyoucriticizingyourselfandbeingdownon
yourself.AndProf.MargaretThalerSingeraddedthatinducingfeelingsof
powerlessness,covertfear,guilt,anddependencyinthevictimswasalsoa
partofthebrainwashingprocess.
Sodon'tletthemmakeyoubelievethatyouareflawedandinferior.When
someoneisreadingyourbeadsandlistingyourfaults,italmostalwaysmeans
thattheywanttocontrolyoutochangeyourbehaviortosomethingthat
theywant.

6. Alsowatchoutforotherpeopletryingtoclipyourwings,andkeepyoufrom
beingyourwholeself.
Forexample,oneofthecommonestcripplingstuntsthatcultsorchurches
pullonpeopleisdemandingthattheynotfeeltheirfeelings."Youmustonly
feelEternalBliss"or"YoumustonlyfeelSerenityandGratitude",or"You
mustnotfeelsexualurges.Thatisn'tspiritual."
Anger,especiallyangerattheevilsofthecultanditsleaders,issupposedly
verybad.
BillWilsonwrote:
Itisaspiritualaxiomthateverytimewearedisturbed,no
matterwhatthecause,thereissomethingwrongwithus.If

somebodyhurtsusandwearesore,weareinthewrong
also.Butaretherenoexceptionstothisrule?Whatabout
"justifiable"anger?Ifsomebodycheatsus,aren'tweentitled
tobemad?Can'twebeproperlyangrywithselfrighteous
folk?ForusinA.A.thesearedangerousexceptions.We
havefoundthatjustifiedangeroughttobelefttothose
betterqualifiedtohandleit.
TwelveStepsandTwelveTraditions,WilliamWilson,page90.

Whatrot.Youarewrongtogetmadwhensomebodyhurtsyouorcommits
crimesagainstyou?Suchangershouldbe"lefttothosebetterqualifiedto
handleit"?Andjustwhoisthat?
Nobody.
Allitmeansis,youcan'tfeelyouranger.Youhaveto"stuffyourfeelings."
Pseudoreligiousgarbagelikethatwilldoagoodjobofcripplingyou,and
keepingyoufrommakingtroubleforyouroppressors.
Likewise,somechurchesorcultswilltellyouthatyoushouldn'tfeelhorny,
orfindtheoppositesexattractive,orthinkaboutsexwiththem.Nonsense.
YourbrainishardwiredtothinkaboutitandwantitThat'swhatkeepsthe
humanracegoing.Wewouldbeextinctifwecouldbelogicalandrational
aboutsexandhavingchildren."Toomuchbotherabighassletoo
expensive..."Butlogichasnothingtodowithit,andthat'swhywearestill
here.
Anothercommoncripplingstuntthatcultspullontheirmembersis
demandingthatmembersstopthinkingcriticallystopwhattheycall
"havingdoubts":
"Ifyouarereallyholy,thenyouwon'thaveanydoubts."
Nonsense.Normal,sane,healthypeoplehavelotsofdoubtswhenconmen
andphonyholymentrytofoistastupidillogicalhoaxonthem.Thosedoubts
areyourremainingsanitywarningyouthatsomethingsoundsfishy.
Similarly,cultsandothermindmanipulatorswilltellyouthatyoucannot
trustyourownmindandyourownthinking(soyoushouldletthemdoyour
thinkingforyou).Ifyoubuyintothatidea,itwillreallycrippleyou.You
won'tbeabletothinkanythingwithoutalsothinkingthatitmustbewrong,
becauseyouthoughtit.(Butthenthethoughtthatyourthinkingiswrong
shouldalsobewrong...Soyourthinkingmustberight...Butifyourthinking
isright,thenitmustbewrong...Nowyouaretrappedinoneoftheclassic
Greekparadoxes.)

7. Bewareofwantingtobelieve.
OntheTVshow"TheXFiles",Mulderhadaposteronthewallofhisoffice

thatsaid,"IWantToBelieve".That'sokayfortheXFilesandstoriesabout
flyingsaucers,butitleadstodisasterinreallife.
Insteadofwantingtobelieve,wanttoknowthetruth.
Wantingtobelieveisperhapsthemostpowerfuldynamic
initiatingandsustainingcultlikebehavior.
TheWrongWayHome:UncoveringthePatternsofCultBehaviorinAmericanSociety,
ArthurJ.Deikman,M.D.,page137.

BillyGrahamsaysthateveryonereallywantstobelieveinadogmatic,fascist
religion:
"Theworldlongsforauthority,finality,andconclusiveness.It
iswearyoftheologicalflounderinganduncertainty.Belief
exhilaratesthehumanspiritdoubtdepresses."
BillyGraham
quotedinHolyTerror:TheFundamentalistWaronAmerica'sFreedomsinReligion,
Politics,andOurPrivateLives,FloConwayandJimSiegelman,page144.
Alsosee:TheWrongWayHome:UncoveringthePatternsofCultBehaviorinAmerican
Society,ArthurJ.Deikman,M.D.,page143.

Certainty(asBillyGrahamtestified)isoneofthegreat
benefitsof[dogmatic]religiousbelief.
TheWrongWayHome:UncoveringthePatternsofCultBehaviorinAmericanSociety,
ArthurJ.Deikman,M.D.,page144.

8. Watchoutforselfdeceptiveegogames.
Forexample,insomecultsorreligions,theywillflatteryouandtellyouthat
youareveryimportant,andinvolvedinveryimportantwork,doingtheWill
oftheLord,usheringintheMillennium,savingtheworld,ifyoubelievewhat
theysayanddowhattheysay.Butifyoubuyintotheirgame,itisyouwhois
allowingyourselftobedeceived,andit'syouwhoisenjoyingthebigego
game.
Partoftheattractionofbelievingtheleader'sviewsand
actionstobeofparamountimportanceisthatthefollower's
ownsenseofimportanceisheightened.
TheWrongWayHome:UncoveringthePatternsofCultBehaviorinAmericanSociety,
ArthurJ.Deikman,M.D.,page67.

"Iftheleaderandhisreligionaresavingtheworld,andIfollowtheleader,
thenIamsavingtheworld,whichmakesmeverygoodandveryimportant."
Conversely,ifsomeonecriticizesthecult,itsleader,oritsteachings,thenthat
reflectsbadlyonthemember.Ifthecultmemberbelievesthecriticismstobe
true,thenhewillgofrombeinganoblesavioroftheworldtobeingjusta

foolishfollowerofanevilcharlatan.Sothememberhasavestedinterestin
rejectinganycriticismofthegrouporitsleaderallbasedonhisown
egotism.Thushewillresistlearningthetruth,outofpurelyselfishinterests.

9. Bewareofcomparingapplesandoranges.
Bewareofequatingthingsthatarenotequal.
Forexample,manypeoplesaythattheyreallyliketheA.A.programbecause
itissuchawonderfulsocialclubwithsuchbrotherhoodandfellowship.
Excuseme,butitissupposedtobeanalcoholismtreatmentprogram
somethingthatwouldmakemorepeoplequitdrinking.Theyseemtoforget
thatitdoesn'tactuallyworktocurealcoholism,andjustproclaimthatit's
greatbecausetheylikethesociallife,thebrotherhoodandthe"spirituality".
That'smixingapplesandoranges.WhenIgotothedoctortogetsome
medicalcare,Idon'texpectabigpartyinthewaitingroom.Ijustgogetthe
pills,andthengohome.IfIwantaparty,Igosomeplaceelse.

10. Watchyourownmind.
Watchyourthoughts,attitudes,andslogans.
Alsowatchyourdesiresandfears.
Thisistheheartofthedeprogrammingprogram.Thisisaconstant,never
endingtask.Watchyourmindalldaylong,orasmuchasyoucanremember
to.
Youhavetonotonlywatchwhatpeoplearetellingyou,butwatchhowyou
reacttoit,andwhatitmakeshappeninsideyourhead.Watchwhatyouare
thinking,andifyoucan,understandwhyyouarethinkingthat.
Noticeyourdesires,andhowcertainstatementscanarousethem.I'mnot
knockingdesires,oraskingyouto.Justlookatthemandmakeanoteofwhat
itisyouactuallywant:love,approval,status,importance,power,security,
sex,youth,beauty,wealth,possessions,knowledge,wisdom,intelligence,
compassion,virtue,goodness,spirituality,whatever.Thennoticehowcertain
ideasorstatementscanarousecertaindesires.Andthennoticehowsome
people(especiallypoliticians)areskilledintossingoutbuzzwords,phrases,
andslogansthatwillarousecertaindesiresinyou.Theyaremessingwith
yourmindbymanipulatingyourfeelings.
Likewise,watchyourfears,andseehowpoliticiansandpreachersaregoodat
arousingthemtomanipulateyourthinking.
"Ifyoudon'tsuspendtheBillofRightsandlettheHomelandSecurity
Forceviolateeverybody'sprivacyandspyoneverybody,thenthenasty

Arabswillgetyou."
"Ifyoudon'tgivetheoilbillionairesabigtaxcut,andletthemdrillfor
oilineverywildernessandwildlifepreserveintheworld,thentheywill
gobrokeandrunoutofoilandyouwillfreezeinthedark."
"Ifyoudon'tbelieveallthisstuff,andgiveyourmoneytothepreacher
man,thenGodwillgetmadatyouandyouwillgotoHell."

11. Watchoutforcommonlyacceptedfallaciesthethingsthat"everybody
knows"aretrue,butwhicharen't,like"Everybodyknowsthattheworldis
flat".
Forexample,itiscommonlyacceptedthatalcoholicscan'torwon'tquit
drinkinguntilthey"bottomout"or"hitbottom".Thatiscompletelyuntrue.
Peoplequitatallstagesofalcoholismsomeevenquitbeforetheycouldeven
becalledalcoholics,becausetheyseeanastyproblemstartingtodevelop.
Sohowdidtheideathatalcoholicsmusthitbottomcometobesucha
universallyacceptedpieceoffolklore?Well,whathappenedisBillWilson
foundthatordinary,relativelysanepeoplewouldn'tjoinhiscultreligionor
believeinhisgrandiose,bombasticsermons,oraccepthisbraindamaged
superstitiousnonsense.Onlythereallysick,frightened,dyingpeoplewho
weredesperatelygrabbingatanythingthatmightsavetheirliveswould
swallowBill'sbullshit.SoWilsonmadeupastoryabouthowalcoholicscan't
reallyquitdrinkingandstarttorecoveruntilthey"hitbottom"and"thelash
ofalcoholismdrivesthemtoA.A."(see:TwelveStepsandTwelveTraditions,page24.)
A.A.membershavebeenspreadingthatparticularpieceofmisinformation
forthelast60years,andnow,everybodywhothinksheknowssomething
aboutalcoholismrepeatsit.Butitisstilluntrue.
Youcanfindplentyofsimilarexamples,everywhere."Thecommonwisdom"
oftenisn'twiseorknowledgeable.

12. Watchoutforirrationalbeliefs.Oursocietyisloadedwiththem,andyouhear
themoften,andoften,theyarenotclearlystated.Bewareofpeopletryingto
shovehidden,unspoken,valuesystemsonyou.BewareofTheShouldTrick
theassumptionofunstatedandunexaminedvaluesandmoralstandards.
Somebigredwarningflagsofmerelyassumedvaluesarekeywordslike:
Should
Oughtto
Supposedto
Must
HaveTo
Deserve

Entitled
Statementsthatcontainthosewordsoftencontainassumed,unstated,beliefs
aboutvalues,like
"Lookatthoseteenagegirls,dressingsosexy.Theyshouldn'tdresslike
that."
"It'sFridaynight,andIshouldbeabletodrinkwithmybuddies.I
deserveadrink.Iworkedhardallweek,andnowIdeservetobeableto
relaxandenjoymyselfnow."
"Thepooroughttogogetajob,insteadofcomplainingandwanting
help."
"Ideservethebestofeverything,becauseIwasbornamemberofthe
betterclassIcomefromaveryoldmoneyfamily.Wereallyare
royalty,youknow."
"Thepoliciansoughttotellusthetruth.It'sawful,thewaythatthey
habituallylietous."
"ImustpassthistestormylifewillberuinedandI'llgocrazy."
(Beliefsaboutvaluesmaybetrueoruntrue.Theyarenotnecessarilyalways
wrong.Thesixexamplesabovewereselectedbecausetheyallcontain
erroneousassumptionseventheoneaboutpoliticians.)
AlsonoticetheexaggerationofnegativitywhichDr.AlbertElliscalled
"awfulizing":
"It'ssoawful,Ican'tstandit."
"It'sabsolutelyterrible,andnobodyshouldhavetoputupwithit."
Agoodwaytohandleirrationalbeliefsistodisputethemwithchallenges
like:
"Whosays?"
"Sincewhen?"
"Isthatreallytrue?"
"Whereisitwritteninstone?"
"Whereistheevidenceforthat?"
"Whydoyoubelievethat?"
"Wheredidyouhearthat?"
"Whotoldyouthat,andwhydidtheysaythat?"
Andthereisthetechniqueof"Iwouldprefer",asin:
"Iwouldpreferitifthepoliticianswouldtellthetruth,insteadofbeing
abunchoflyingsleazebags,butiftheypersistintheirpracticesof
deceitanddeception,Icanstandit.Idon'thavetogetallbentoutof
shape,andstartdrinkinganddoping,justbecauseofthem."

"IwouldpreferitiftheAmericanpeoplewereintelligentandwise
enoughthatallpoliticianscouldtellthemthewholetruthallofthetime,
andstillwinelections,butiftheAmericanpeoplepersistintheir
stupidity,Icanstandit.Itwon'tkillme."

13. Noticementalhabitslikeratingothers.Forexample,agirljudgeseveryone
shemeets,ratingtheboysonwhethertheyaregoodenoughforher,and
ratingthegirlsonwhethertheyaregoodenoughtobeherfriend.Wheredid
suchbehaviorcomefrom?Obviously,shelearneditfromherparents.The
problemwithsuchamentalhabitisthatitwarpsone'sthinkingandcolorsall
relationships,andthenthegirl'sownselfimagewillbejudgedthesameway.
LikeitsaysintheBible,"Judgenot,lestyebesojudged."Well,it's
applicablehere.
Thekickerquestionis,whatarethestandardsbywhicheveryoneisbeing
judged?Wheredidthosescalesandrulescomefrom?Again,almostcertainly
fromthegirl'sparents.Butarethosestandardsvalid,orrealistic,oreven
sane?Isshejudgingpeopleonthebasisofsuperficialthingslikestyleor
expenseofclothes,oravailablemoney?Ortasteinmusic,orwillingnessto
conformtothegroup(clique),orwillingnesstofollowtheleader?Or
physicalattractiveness,orathleticskills?Or"popularity"?
Likewise,anabusedandbulliedchildwilloftenrateeveryoneonascaleof
whethertheywanttohurthim.Thatisunderstandable,butitoftenleadsto
someappallinglybadchoicesoffriendsthechildwillfindsomeone
acceptablejustbecausethenewfriendisn'tabullywhowantstohurthim.

14. ReadKaslandSagan:
CharlotteKasl"ManyRoads,OneJourney:MovingBeyondthe12Steps",
and
CarlSagan"TheDemonHauntedWorld:ScienceasaCandleinthe
Dark".
Whatthosetwobookshaveincommonisthattheybothpushcommonsense
andlogic,andleavemewithasortofpositive,upbeatfeeling.Theywillhelp
toclearthingsupandputsomegoodideasinyourhead.

15. Understandthegamesthatthemindprogrammersandbrainwashersplayon
people'sheads,andthetechniquesthattheyuseformindcontrol.
Forinstance,thereisthephenomenoncalled"cognitivedissonance".Whatit
meansis:Peoplewanttokeepalloftheirbeliefs,actions,thoughts,and

feelingsinharmonywitheachother.Peoplewanttodowhattheybelieveis
rightandgood,andiftheydootherwise,theyfeelbadtheyfeel
"dissonance".The"dissonance"isjustlikemusicaldissonanceitfeels
jarringanddiscordantandwrong.
Brainwashershavediscoveredthattheycanusecognitivedissonanceto
changepeople'sbehavior,beliefs,feelings,andthoughtsforceachangein
one,andtheotherswillfollow.Ifyouforcepeopletoperformcertainactions,
theywilleventuallycometobelievethatit'sokayitmustbeokay,because
theywouldn'twanttobedoingbadthingsallofthetime.
Ifyouforcepeopletosaysomethingoutloudtoagroupoverandoveragain,
thespeakerswilleventuallycometobelievethatitistrue,becausetheydon't
wanttofeelliketheyarehabitualliars.Thesubconsciousmind'ssolutionto
theproblemis:believethatitisalltrue,sonowthereisnoconflict.(That's
whyA.A.instructsnewcomersto"FakeItUntilYouMakeIt.")
Sincewenormallyonlyrevealourinnermost,mostembarrassingand
damagingsecretstoourclosestandmosttrustedfriends,ifweconfess
everythingtoaroomfullofstrangers,thencognitivedissonancekicksin,and
oursubconsciousmindswillstarttoassumethatthosepeoplemustreallybe
ourclosest,mosttrusted,friends.Thateliminatestheconflictoverhaving
toldembarrassingpersonalsecretstoabunchofcompletestrangers.Our
feelingswillactuallychangesothatwefeelmuchclosertothosepeople.
OrganizationslikeWernerErhard's"est"scam,AlcoholicsAnonymous,and
variouscultchurchesusethistechniquetocreatefeelingsofinstantintimacy,
closeness,"brotherhood",and"fellowship"amongthemembersofagroup.
Likewise,ifyouforcepeopletoperformhorribleacts,likekillJewsina
concentrationcamp,thenthekillerswillchangetheirbeliefsaboutthevictims
tomaketheiractionsokay,andwilleventuallycometotheconclusionthat
thereisnothingwrongafterall."Itisn'treallymurderbecausetheyaren't
reallypeople.Theyareenemiesofthestate,andneedtobeeliminated.They
haveitcomingforwhattheJewsdidtous.Theyareathreattous,andmust
beeliminated."Thatstuntusually(butnotalways)worksevenifthekillers
hadoriginallythoughtthatJewswereokaypeople.(Asmall,seldom
mentioneddetailofhistoryisthatnotallGermansoldierscouldstomach
killingtheJews.Somesoldiershadtobetransferredoutoftheconcentration
campsbecausetheyweregoingnutsjustfromseeingalloftheJewskilled.)
ArecentmovieshowedhowtheNaziswouldpickoutsomeJewstoactas
workersintheconcentrationcamps,forcingthemtomanagetheotherJews
whowerebeingherdedintothegaschambers.ThoseworkerJewswouldof
courseexperiencehorribleconflictsovertheirjobofhelpingtokilltheir
fellowJews,butcognitivedissonancewouldkickin,andtheywouldendup
seeingeverythingintermsofproperorder,properbehavior,andproper
functioning:"AJewwhomakesafussanddisruptstheefficientworkingsof

thegaschambersisatroublemakerandabadJew.GoodJewsshouldjustgo
alongwiththeprocedureinanorderlymannerandnotmakeanytrouble."

16. Breaktheexclusivityofinformationinput.
Avoidgettingallofyourinformationfromjustonegrouporonesource.(Any
onesource.Don'ttrustanybodythatmuch.)Examineboth(orall)sidesofan
issue.Don'tletanyonedictatewhatyoumayread,see,orhear.Oneofthe
mostpowerfultoolsthatcultsorCommunistsorfascistsusetobrainwash
peopleisinformationcontrolpreventingthevictimsfromgettingany
informationcontrarytothebrainwashing.
Recognizethatthreedifferentpeoplewhoallsaythesamethingisnot
necessarilythreedifferentsourcesofinformation.Forexample,theevening
newsprogramsofNBC,ABC,andCBSmayalltellyouexactlythesame
story,justparrotingtheinformationthatwasjustreleasedbytheWhite
House.Also,thecorporateownersofthenetworksoftenkeepJennings,
Brokaw,andRatherfromtellingtheuglytruthsoraskingthehardquestions.
PowerfulstockholderssimilarlymuzzledtheNewYorkTimes,andkeptit
fromreportinghowGov.JebBushriggedthePresidentialelectioninFlorida
in2000,sosuchproblemsareeverywhere.(Jebdiditbyremovingabout
60,000honestblackpeoplefromthevoterregistrationlists,claimingthatthey
were"felons".)
Sometimes,NationalPublicRadioorPublicTelevisionwilltellyou
somethingelse,butsometimesyoumayhavetogoontheInternetandcheck
outBBCortheLondonTimestogettheothersideofthestory.Andalso
checkoutCanadaandSydney,Australia,andNewDelhi,Indiawhileyouare
atit.TheyspeakEnglish,too.AndsodothepeopleofNewZealand.
(Remember"LordoftheRings"?)

1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk==TheTelegraph
2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/==TheGuardian
3. http://www.smh.com.au/==TheSydneyMorning
Herald
4. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/==TheGlobeand
Mail
5. http://www.vancouversun.com/==TheVancouver
Sun
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers

Similarly,don'tjustlistento12Stepperstogetinformationaboutalcoholism
anddrugaddiction.

LiketheysaidonTheXFiles:"TrustNobody.TheTruthIsOutThere."

17. Breakselfprogramming.
Peopleoftengetprogrammedtoprogramthemselves:
Thinkabouttheguywhoisalwaysplaying"motivational"tapesthat
willsupposedlyteachyouhowtogetrichquickorbuildupyourself
esteemorsomething...Nowlotsofcultsareintoittoo,andtheyhavea
setoftapesforyou.
Andthentherearethepeoplewhoarealwaysreadingthesamebookor
smallsetofbooksoverandoveragain,asifthosebooksheldallofthe
wisdomintheworld.
Thentherearepeoplewhojustconstantlyrepeatslogans,which
effectivelystopsthemfromactuallythinking.
Andtherearesomepeoplewhopracticemeditationorchanting
constantly,reprogrammingthemselvesandstoppingrationalthought,all
day,everyday.(Notethatmeditationandchantingcanbegoodthings,
butphonygurusteachpeopletousethemexcessively,asmindcontrol
tools.)
Andthentherearemeetings,services,andgettogethers.Churchesand
cultshavechurchservicesand"Biblestudy"andsocials,andA.A.and
Amwayhaveameetingforeveryoccasion.Notethatthisisamatterof
frequency,andofhowmuchtimetheytakeoutofyourlife,andwhat
theyarereallytryingtosellyou.Onechurchserviceaweekisnormal
forallchurches,butwhensomeonetellsyoutodo"90meetingsin90
days",ortocometomotivationalmeetingsorchantingormeditationor
prayerorBiblestudysessionseverysingleday,thenthewarningbells
shouldbegoingoffinyourhead.Andyoushouldbehearingklaxon
hornsandairraidsirenswhenpeoplebragaboutdoingthreemeetings
perday.
Andthenthereisdenialandrationalization.Somepeoplewillendlessly
denyorrationalizeeverynegativethingtheyhearabouttheirleaderor
theirchurchorcult(ortheircorporationortheirpoliticalparty,or
whatever).Theywillneveractuallyletacontraryideagetintotheir
heads.
Whichleadstoselfcensorship.Somepeoplecensortheirownminds,
andwillnotevenallowthemselvestothinkoneforbiddenthought.So
ofcoursetheystayprogrammed.

18. TVCommercialssellyouimages,andtheyareverypowerful.Watchout.
Theytellyouthatyouwillbebeautifulandsexuallyattractiveifyoulooklike
theirimages.

"Youwanttobuytheseclothes,andstyleyourhairlikethis,andwearthese
glasses,andloseweight,andmakeyourwaistnarrowerandyourboobs
bigger,ifyouareafemale.Andifyouareamale,youwillwanttoflashthe
cashanddrivethiskindofacar,andbuythiskindofahousesothatyoucan
moveinatrophywife..."
Theyaresellingyouimagesof"thebeautifulpeople".Afterawhile,youwill
starttofeelliketheremustbesomethingwrongwithyouifyoudon'tlook
andactlikethepeopleonTV.Andyouwillstarttothinkyoumustbea
weirdoifyoudon'tbelieveandsaywhatthepeopleonTVbelieveandsay.
ButthebeautifulpeopleonTVarepaidtoonlysaynondisturbingthings,to
notrocktheboat.Theywon'ttellyouabouttheirsponsorscorporate
polluterspoisoningyourchildren,notaword.Theywon'ttellyouthatthe
sponsor'scarisadeathtrap,likelytorolloverorexplodeinflames.They
won'ttellyouthattheirsponsorcheatsitsownemployeesoutoftheir
retirementfundsandhealthinsurance.Theywon'tsayanythingabouttheir
sponsorsfeedingyourchildrenpesticideorherbicidecontaminatedor
geneticallyalteredfood,notaword.Thatwouldbemakingtrouble.
Sojusthowbeautifularethosebeautifulpeople,really?Areyousureyou
wanttobelikethem?
Nevertheless,thoseimagesarestillextremelyattractive,aren'tthey?
Yearsago,therewasarathericonoclasticCommissioneroftheFCCnamed
NicholasJohnsonwhosaidthattherewasalotmoreonTVthanmeetsthe
eye.Heobservedthatfurniturepolishcommercialsactuallysellexpensive
hardwoodfurnitureaswellasthepolish.Theyimplythatyourlifewill
somehowbehappier,moreelegant,genteel,andcultured,ifyouhavea
beautifulhousefullofthekindoffurniturethatrequiresfurniturepolish.
So,asyouwatchTV,watchhowtheyaretryingtoprogramyourmind.
Watchwhattheyarereallyselling.Noticewhattheyareselling,besideswhat
theyseemtobeselling.
Asadefense,don'twatchsomuchTV.Andevenifyouareanaddicted
mediajunkie,youcanstillwatchvideotapesandDVDsinsteadofchannels
withcommercials.Thatwayyou,notthey,controlyourinformationinput.
Oh,andPublicTelevisionisn'tsobad,either.AndthenthereistheInternet.It
hasbannerads,butitjustisn'tnearlyashypnotic,andyourinformation
streamisnotcontrolledbyjustafewgiantcorporations.

19. ReadthewebpageonPropagandaTechniquesseveraltimes.Ithelpsto
understandandrecognizethestuntstheypullonyouandthemindgamesthey
playonyourheadtogetyoutoacceptcertainideasandbeliefs.

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