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SUMMARY:The Wave: Propaganda and the Young Mind
DESCRIPTION:Pittsburgh Secular Freethinkers\n\nOur meeting topic for the Ju
 ly meeting\, suggested by Stan\, will center around the book "The Wave" by 
 Todd Strasser\, which is a fictionalized account of the "Third Wave" teachi
 ng experiment by Ron Jones that took place in a Cubberley High School histo
 ry class in Palo Alto\, California.\n\nThe experiment was designed to teach
  students about how easily people can be led to support practices that they
  might usually consider unappealing or even atrocious. This says much about
  the power of propaganda and how ideology can shape behavior. From Wikipedi
 a's article on the "Third Wave Experiment":\n\n"Jones\, unable to explain t
 o his students why the German citizens allowed the Nazi Party to exterminat
 e millions of Jews and other so-called "undesirables"\, decided to show the
 m instead. Jones started a movement called "The Third Wave" and convinced h
 is students that the movement is to eliminate democracy. The fact that demo
 cracy emphasizes individuality was considered as a drawback of democracy\, 
 and Jones emphasized this main point of the movement in its motto: 'Strengt
 h through discipline\, strength through community\, strength through action
 \, strength through pride'."\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave\n
 \nThe book is short - 138 pages - and multiple copies are available through
  the Carnegie. You can also probably find a used copy easily.\n\nYou can al
 so read Ron Jones' account of his experiment here:\nhttp://www.vaniercolleg
 e.qc.ca/Auxiliary/Psychology/Frank/Thirdwave.html\n\nI think this will be a
 n interesting segueway from our June discussion\, which included the issue 
 of "child abuse" and the maturity of adolescents. I think that this experim
 ent drives home just how easily young minds can be shaped by ideology\, and
  thus raises questions about what kinds of beliefs and practices they shoul
 d be exposed to.\n\nOf course\, the impact of propaganda and ideology is no
 t restricted to youth - it can twist the psyche of anyone\, no matter their
  age. As secularists\, we need to question where the line is between freedo
 m of religious expression and practices that lead to indoctrination\, brain
 washing\, and the violation of human rights.\n\nPittsburgh\, PA  15201 - US
 A\n\nWednesday\, July 9 at 7:00 PM\n\nPhoto: http://photos1.meetupstatic.co
 m/photos/event/1/e/7/7/event_787799.jpeg\n\nAttending: 18\n\nDetails: http:
 //deism.meetup.com/103/calendar/8126061/
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