If we can manipulate the masses, should we ?

Question

in all studies of the brain. we constantly find that it is really easy to manipulate the brain.

to manipulate people that up into now falsely thought they were in control of their own mental facilities.

all you have to do is prime the person/population first. then introduce the decision you want them to make second.

find something that the target is very emotional about. like sexual predators. and you attach what you want to impose on them. like DNA databases legislation.

under normal condidtions no one in their right mind would vote for that type of legislation. people will be able to track your children, childrens, childrens, childrens, childrens.... DNA. genetic scientist are already talking about modifying the DNA of certain people. that means your children can be targeted by what you do.

but you can get these kinds of chinese type laws passed in America by priming people first. it is amazing. the science part. but it is scary that we can be easily controlled.

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Answer 1

Throughout history (and most likely before history) political and religious "leaders" have manipulated the masses. It is very easy to yank people's emotional chains and make them think you are doing something for their own good.

Whether this should be the case is probably not relevant since it will continue to happen as long as people can be controlled emotionally and don't think based on reason and fact.

And, for those who think they are not easily manipulated, think again. We are all manipulated to some extent.

Answer 2

Mass media does this very well .  Mind conditioning takes place before a major  change  .

Answer 3

If we could manipulate the masses, we would have to move a

lot of ace's.

Answer 4

This one's easy: no.  In any case, I think systematically controlling mass thought to produce a desired end result would prove more challenging than you think.

Answer 5

If you think America is a prison nation and that we have less control in our lives that citizens of other countries you are either very young, very ignorant, or both.

Governments (and religions) for that matter, have been guiding, manipulating and controlling populations for as long as there have been governments (or religions).  It's human nature to organize and control and that can be both positive and negative.

And you don't have to worry about ME, *I* am not easy to control.