This conversation covers Antony C. Sutton's "Wall Street Trilogy," (https://amzn.to/46lMS0O) argues that American financial interests played a significant, often overlooked, role in supporting and shaping various totalitarian regimes. It contends that Wall Street financiers, like those from J.P. Morgan and General Electric, provided financial and technical assistance to the nascent Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and the Italian Fascist state, viewing these regimes as opportunities for economic exploitation and control rather than ideological adversaries. The text further suggests that figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt were deeply connected to these financial elites, and that his New Deal policies mirrored "corporate socialism," which centralized economic power. It also touches upon attempts by certain American business figures to establish a fascist-style government in the United States, and highlights how information regarding these connections was sometimes suppressed.

Antony Sutton's Wall Street Trilogy

This discussion covers William Sargant's "Battle for the Mind" explores the physiological mechanisms underlying sudden changes in worldview, such as those seen in religious conversion, brainwashing, and spirit possession. Drawing heavily on Pavlovian theory, Sargant argues that extreme stress and emotional disruption can lead to a state of "protective inhibition" in the brain, making individuals highly suggestible and open to new beliefs. The text asserts that these mechanistic principles apply across diverse contexts, from ancient oracles to modern psychotherapy and political indoctrination. The author emphasizes that his work focuses on the brain's function in belief formation rather than the truth or falsity of any particular belief system.

Battle for the Mind

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