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Manchurian Candidates Exist
The idea of a brainwashed zombie, programmed to obey the orders of another, has appeared in Hollywood fiction, most notably in "The Manchurian Candidate", which tells the story of a former American POW who is brainwashed by his captors then returned to his own country and programmed to seek the presidency. But the fact is that the technology exists to do this for real. Both sides experimented with brainwashing techniques in the cold war, and the evidence shows that they achieved practical successes. Manchurian Candidates exist.
 Hidell  25 May 2008 22:48
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Of course they do, but I suppose you are leading this to John McCain.

McCain's Songbird issue is justifiable as if he had not denounced America, in which he says he did not mean, he would be dead.

As for the technology, where was the report? CIA link? I have no reason to think that that is true whatsoever.
 
 XieXie  01 Jun 2008 04:32
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 Go to the New York Times archive. Do a search on the phrase "involuntary assassins".
by  Hidell
 01 Jun 2008 04:46
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Brainwashing becomes rapidly less dependable with time. That’s why they have to put out new commercials so often.
 
 finsch  08 Jul 2008 23:37
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That also happens in resident evil
 
 higack  25 May 2008 22:52
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 People get shot in resident evil, so I guess people don't actually shot.
by  Mark
 26 May 2008 00:28
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