This chapter traces the origins of brainwashing back to its coined term in 1950 by journalist Edward Hunter. It explores the early panic and introduction of brainwashing after World War II, with a focus on the backdrop of denazification in Germany and anxieties about communism in Russia.
Where do you draw the line between brainwashing… and influence?
Thought control… and mere suggestion?
From the Korean War, to The Beatles, to current day, we trace the sometimes scary/sometimes weird history of brainwashing.