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title: "What is brainwashing?"  
description: "A brief explanation about the brainwashing tactics used in worldwide"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-25  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2989/what-is-brainwashing  
category: "politics"  
tags: ["brainwashing", "politics", "media", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is brainwashing?

![What is brainwashing](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/73bdc8c3-3990-4dad-9f51-ff82dad29010/images/bcafa15a-97cc-42e8-b4e5-3616c95ba76e.jpeg) ![What is brainwashing](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/73bdc8c3-3990-4dad-9f51-ff82dad29010/images/4871f10e-4507-46a7-b4e8-127fc1d3ddfb.jpeg) Brainwashing is the concept that certain psychological tactics can manipulate or control the human mind. ![What is brainwashing](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/73bdc8c3-3990-4dad-9f51-ff82dad29010/images/083f65db-a89b-4838-af2c-0b8a2228470a.jpeg) It is a technique that impairs critical thinking, introduces undesired concepts, and modifies people' attitudes, values, and beliefs. ![What is brainwashing](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/73bdc8c3-3990-4dad-9f51-ff82dad29010/images/1d1bfd0b-6296-44ee-82c6-b0299b7c9294.jpeg) It also involve isolation, drugs, torture, and hypnosis, reducing independent thinking, causing confusion, or hallucinations. ![What is brainwashing](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/73bdc8c3-3990-4dad-9f51-ff82dad29010/images/40cfada7-aa04-4f6b-b90a-f913ccd00662.jpeg) Political brainwashing involves propaganda, fear, and coercion, leading to dangerous decisions and violence in politics. ![What is brainwashing](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/73bdc8c3-3990-4dad-9f51-ff82dad29010/images/281e2f22-9c17-42a0-811f-7cb1d67dc6ba.jpeg) They also often employ repeated messaging and emotional appeals, such as slogans or images of suffering children, to effectively convey their message.

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