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How to Avoid Being Brainwashed


Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control

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‘While it’s pretty unlikely that you’re a target of deliberate brainwashing, it is likely that you’re subject to some of the common techniques associated with the less-than-ethical practice. Here are a few common methods you encounter on a regular basis and what you can do to avoid them.

‘First things first, what is brainwashing exactly? Wikipedia offers a concise definition:…’
http://lifehacker.com/5886571/brainwashing-techniques-you-encounter-every-day-and-how-to-avoid-them

What It’s Like to Survive a Killer Avalanche
It’s like being trapped inside a washing machine says survivor

‘CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker spoke with one of the survivors, Elyse Saugstad, who was enjoying a day of skiing in pristine back country with eight friends, all expert skiers, when suddenly the snow started to shift beneath her.

“‘We didn’t really hear anything and my partner started screaming, “Elise, avalanche! Elise, avalanche!’ and at that time I was being swept in. It happened so quickly,” Saugstad said.

‘”I will say that as it started my first thought was it isn’t that big. Within a second it immediately became much more,” Saugstad said. “It feels like maybe you’re in a washing machine and you’re being tossed and turned and it’s all white and you don’t know which way is up and down.”

‘It threw her 2000 feet in 30 seconds…’
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57381419/avalanche-survivor-friend-died-3-feet-away/?tag=cbsContent;cbsCarousel

Disneyland Pepper-Spray Fight [Video]
‘A man’s violent outburst turned out to be a scary episode for several park-goers at Disneyland on Saturday.

‘An expletive-ridden video posted on YouTube shows 53-year-old Glenn Horlacher, who was later arrested, attacking park employees outside the Tower of Terror ride at the Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, Calif.

‘The four-minute footage shows Horlacher punching and kicking employees and slurring his words, prompting onlookers to wonder aloud if he was drunk. Horlacher, who was pepper-sprayed several times during the tussle, was arrested on charges of assault and battery.

‘While it’s not clear what started the fight, it involved Horlacher as well as patrons, security and two bellhops, CBS News reported…’

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO (WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-attacks-disneyland-employees-customers-repeatedly-pepper-sprayed-article-1.1025692

Main Reason For Manly Magnetism
It’s antibodies, not hard bodies

‘Women may drool over George Clooney and Brad Pitt, but their lust may be more for these macho guys’ immune systems than their pretty faces and chiseled abs, new research suggests.

‘Men with high levels of the sex hormone testosterone are seen as more hunky — and these same men have stronger immune responses, researchers report Tuesday (Feb. 21) in the journal Nature Communications. The findings suggest that women may be attracted to manly facial types because the macho look signals good health…’
http://www.livescience.com/18568-immune-system-male-attractiveness.html

2 comments on “How to Avoid Being Brainwashed

  1. Good, I like brainwashing being exposed! Nasty – especially when people aren’t aware!

    I like the testosterone article. So my mother ought to have told me to stay away from guys who have been vaccinated! :D

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