<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:03:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@orgs/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[religious brainwash]  Opening Minds The Secret World of Manipulation, Undue Influence and Brainwashing #10/57]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a child, he had little interest in religion, but at King’s he was approached by a recruiter for the UK chapter of an eastern religious group that was soon afterwards banned from campus.His old-fashioned]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/omar/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-10-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/omar/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-10-57</guid><category><![CDATA[omar]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orgs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:04:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[religious brainwash]  Opening Minds The Secret World of Manipulation, Undue Influence and Brainwashing #9/57]]></title><description><![CDATA[3 manufacturing fanatics‘Cults are far from marginal, and those who join them are no different from you and me.’ Robert Jay Lifton.9When Mao gained control of China in 1949, he instituted his cherished]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mao/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-9-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mao/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-9-57</guid><category><![CDATA[mao]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orgs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:21:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[religious brainwash]  Opening Minds The Secret World of Manipulation, Undue Influence and Brainwashing #8/57]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientologists are urged to cease any communication with critics – Suppressive Persons – and such ‘shunning’ is commonplace in totalist groups; indeed, it is a defining factor when assessing the danger]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cults/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-8-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cults/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-8-57</guid><category><![CDATA[cults]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orgs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:35:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[religious brainwash]  Opening Minds The Secret World of Manipulation, Undue Influence and Brainwashing #7/57]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m happy to report that towards the end of my involvement with Scientology, I refused to accept a money-lender’s cheque, even after a 13-hour interview. The demanded interest rate was 30%. Many others]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/scientology/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-7-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/scientology/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-7-57</guid><category><![CDATA[scientology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orgs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:29:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[religious brainwash]  Opening Minds The Secret World of Manipulation, Undue Influence and Brainwashing #6/57]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recruit is exploited to feel discouraged about the ‘ruin.’ ‘I’m sure you’ve tried everything, but nothing has worked.’ Confessionof troubles usually shifts the recruiter into a position of authority.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/scientology/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-6-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/scientology/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-6-57</guid><category><![CDATA[scientology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orgs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[religious brainwash]  Opening Minds The Secret World of Manipulation, Undue Influence and Brainwashing #5/57]]></title><description><![CDATA[2 recruitment: the way to unhappiness‘manipulate: to manage or influence skilfully, especially in an unfair manner.’ Dictionary.comThe process of undue influence follows a predictable series of steps.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cults/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-5-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cults/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-5-57</guid><category><![CDATA[cults]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orgs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 04:40:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[religious brainwash]  Opening Minds The Secret World of Manipulation, Undue Influence and Brainwashing #4/57]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the early eighteenth century, the Mississippi Company, owned by the French Royal Bank, offered investors the chance to make enormous rewards by buying shares in the new Louisiana Territories in America.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bankrupted/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-4-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bankrupted/@orgs/religious-brainwash-opening-minds-the-secret-world-of-manipulation-undue-influence-and-brainwashing-4-57</guid><category><![CDATA[bankrupted]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[orgs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:18:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[religious brainwash]  Opening Minds The Secret World of Manipulation, Undue Influence and Brainwashing #3/57]]></title><description><![CDATA[display: block; 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