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     whatchamacallit Intermediate Member Username: whatchamacallit Post Number: 188 Registered: 3-2006 Posted From: 71.235.182.97 |
Here is a LONG article on coercive persuasion. It's quite comprehensive, in that it addresses the many areas of life where we are perhaps more "brainwashed" than our egos may care to face and or cope with. It probably applies to every thread in FACTNet, in my opinion, and is worthy of the time it takes to read. I'm not endorsing every word of it, nor suggesting I agree with all of it. I do think enough of it speaks to what is true, *in my opinion* (my caveat !), that it warrants serious consideration. http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=22461 | ||
| whatchamacallit Intermediate Member Username: whatchamacallit Post Number: 189 Registered: 3-2006 Posted From: 71.235.182.97 |
For your information..... LEGAL ISSUES In a courtroom, the victims of Coercive Persuasion lack any signs of physical abuse. In the defensive mode, the victims can be expected to present convincing rationalizations for any radical or abrupt changes in their behavior – or life. They are usually found to have a convincing "sincerity." In the extremes of success of Coercive Persuasion, the victims have been changed so gradually that they typically aren't even aware of the described and factual differences in their life. In a courtroom, the challenge is to decide if Coercive Persuasion was actually used unlawfully. The court decisions require careful case-by-case analysis of all the influence techniques used - if they can be identified - and how they were applied. Nefarious intent must be established. It is legally necessary to focus on the medium, as opposed to the message. The legal challenge must also focus on the critical differences, versus any coincidental similarities, as to whether or not Coercive Persuasion was illegally used. Love and concern aside, harm must be established; change alone is not sufficient. For example, sobering up a 30-year alcoholic can’t be considered any form of legal offense. http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=22461 What is nefarious intent ? –adjective extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot. flagitious, heinous, infamous; vile, atrocious, execrable. |
