Brainwashing Is Bad

By definition, brainwashing means to make (someone) adopt radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible pressure. In today’s society, I believe that there are many different examples of brainwashing, and I believe that today's social media and government are guilty of brainwashing the people. There are many examples of how the government and social media steer the youth and society’s views on different things. In this essay, I will be going over a few examples of brainwashing and how they are effective. Brainwashing occurs all over the world and some may argue if it is ever morally acceptable. In some cases, I believe that “brainwashing” can be good, however, most cases of brainwashing are for the worse and are not

Growing up in North Korea, you are brainwashed to hate American people and also brainwashed to believe that Kim Jong Un is a superior being. “In gym class, there was a wooden target of a human figure with pale skin and a huge nose, with “cunning American Wolf” written on it. Lee and her young schoolmates would practice their throwing with a wooden “grenade” (https://www.washingtonpost.com) . This is a very good example of brainwashing, and just shows how easy it can be for people to be brainwashed by things. In different countries, there are different beliefs and morals that people believe in, and in many cases are being drilled into the minds of the youth. Also Afghanistan, they teach their kids from a young age hatred toward America and I do not believe that this is morally acceptable. In a CNN segment, a reporter goes to Afghanistan to see what the youth thinks of the U.S. Upon arrival, he discovers that the youth is being poisoned with the idea that the U.S. is evil and that they should never leave Afghanistan. They want these kids to believe this propaganda so they can be trained as soldiers to fight. This is a prime example of how the youth is brainwashed by a higher power into believing the

This event occurred on November 18, 1978, when a group of reporters entered the people’s temple in Guyana to investigate the temple in person. Upon arrival, they were chased out of the village by cult members with knives. Luckily they survived and escaped but were murdered upon boarding their charter plane. All 5 of the reporters were murdered. The cult leader, Jim Jones, then commanded all cult members to gather at the main pavilion, where they all drank poison resulting in the mass suicide known today as the Jonestown massacre. Over 900 people took their own lives in result to the corruption and brainwashing of their leader Jim Jones. This event is a perfect example of how one greater power can have great influence and brainwash a huge following ultimately resulting in the mass suicide. “Jones frequently used his “abilities” during sermons and “healing services” to heal the sick and prove his omnipresence. However, these events were often staged specifically to boost Jones’ appeal and to promote devotion from his followers” (https://jonestown.sdsu.edu). This quote shows that the members of the cult were brainwashed into believing that Jim Jones was all knowing and actually a god himself due to his “healing services”. obviously, we know that Jim jones was actually not a god, and all of the healing services were staged for the sole reason to convince the members of his