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Cults as authoritarian high control groups

Posted on February, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

They are just the spectacular tip of the authoritarian control iceberg Continue reading →

Divorcing Choice From Responsibility
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Divorcing Choice From Responsibility

Posted on October, 2017 by MwBp • Leave a comment

…as a way not to feel helpless Continue reading →

Destruction as a Way of “Taking Back Control”
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Destruction as a Way of “Taking Back Control”

Posted on October, 2017 by MwBp • 2 Comments

Destruction seems as good a form of control as any when there is no other way to alter our environment constructively Continue reading →

Conspiracy Theories Against the Sense of Helplessness
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Conspiracy Theories Against the Sense of Helplessness

Posted on October, 2017 by MwBp • 3 Comments

Conspiracy theories are the assertion of informational control over a painfully chaotic world Continue reading →

Your Well-Meaning Defense of Scapegoats Actually Helps the Dictator
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Your Well-Meaning Defense of Scapegoats Actually Helps the Dictator

Posted on July, 2017 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Scapegoating is a distraction tool. When the international community defends the scapegoats they help the dictator achieve this goal Continue reading →

You Blame Them Because You Can’t Help Them
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You Blame Them Because You Can’t Help Them

Posted on January, 2017 by MwBp • 10 Comments

When you don’t feel helpless, you don’t need to blame the victim Continue reading →

You Want to “Take Back Control” Because You Feel Helpless
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You Want to “Take Back Control” Because You Feel Helpless

Posted on December, 2016 by MwBp • 14 Comments

The sense of being in control is a more pressing need than not making things worse – But collective control is not a thing Continue reading →

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