John Norman
About
I am trying, though I know not how successfully, to expose and denounce psychological manipulation in a mind opening, motivational theme. Truth and Love are central to the theme. Let us work together to develop this theme.
History can say what it will about Wars, but they have all been fought over manipulation. Manipulation is the problem we humans have with one another. The manipulations of our emotions, ideals, and sexuality are as much a part of society as mathematics.
Manipulation is a natural phenomenon, which in humans has evolved to be called psychological. Other life forms use such manipulation to varying degrees: apes bash around branches and pound their chests, kittens puff and hiss, fake eyes on insects, the Venus flytrap, the angler fish, the ‘broken wing’ decoy act of certain birds, the hooded cobra’s hypnotic sway, and so forth…
Among the various reasons psychological manipulation works so well in humans is the survival/fight, flight, or freeze instinct. However, humans have the ability to recognize and subvert such impulses (within the laws of physics, of course) in whatever ways the so choose. Throughout history, individuals and groups have attempted to keep people psychologically manipulated, dominated, and distracted. I, for one, refuse to be manipulated, dominated, or distracted! How about you?
