Whether consciously or subconsciously instigated. By ordinary citizens, authority figures, shop workers, bus drivers, or really anyone for that matter

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I think OP may have missed the memo that "psychological warfare" is basically a euphemism for propaganda. No, it's not brainwashing, the existence of that was itself propaganda made up to explain away Americans that said things the government didn't like in Korea.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    United States police sirens were deliberately chosen to be as anxiety inducing as possible, with psychological research done way back to find the worst sound possible.