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Theoretical Science

What We Can Learn from Rats

How Animal Studies Tell Us More About Ourselves

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Franklin O'Kanu
Dec 10, 2024
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Introduction

Earlier in my journey of waking up to the realities of the world, one of the first revelations I discovered was through a video that helped me understand a key strategy employed by the ruling class: using psychology to divide and conquer.

This tactic enables those in power to maintain control by preventing collective rebellion.

While I can’t remember where this video came from, it profoundly shaped my understanding of how subtle forms of control have replaced outright in-your-face control.

This idea ties in precisely with the concept of menticide, which is the intentional brainwashing of the human mind.

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