Heres what you need to sign up to if you want to be part of the consensus on Twitter, Facebook etc. This has actually been my experience since I joined the world of work in 1989. One of the most important questions of concern to us is whether “thought reform” (szuhsiang kaitsao) can produce “correct” behavior in the individual. Thought reform is, in effect, the method by which ideology is created within the individual. Every individual who aspires to become a member of the Party must go through the process of thought reform. First, the Party collects as complete a dossier (tangan) as possible on his background. If he measures up, he becomes a candidate member.…His statements are checked against the dossier…the group begins to criticize him intensely. This or that deed of his life, or fact of his background, is analyzed in great detail and criticized with vehement hostility. All the while, the individual is forced to use the categories and language of the ideology to analyze himself. Moreover, he faces a hostile group that attacks every fault of his. This is the point of juxtaposition of opposites, when the contradictions have become most acute. At this time, the attitude of the group changes, and they begin to “help” him develop a correct attitude.…If he finally arrives at a point of correct behavior, the group will then recommend he be formally taken into the Party.”
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:19:20 +0000
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