The line between self-determination and manufactured will is blurred.  The subtle molding of thoughts turns man into a passive instrument of another’s intent.  The masses don’t act from independent reasoning but from suggestions implanted through repetition and controlled exposure.  Their will is guided, their choices predetermined, yet they believe themselves free.

The masses undergo relentless psychological conditioning.  The modern world’s weapons are not shackles but narratives, not brute force but soft manipulation.  The tools are many: media saturation, education systems, and the endless parade of crises demanding obedience.  Through exhaustion and distraction, resistance becomes unthinkable.  The illusion of choice is preserved, but the path is already set.

The mentally conquered don’t know they are conquered.  They see their thoughts as their own, never questioning the origins.  Even when confronted with contradictions, they rationalize and defend the very system that binds them.  The conversion is complete when man not only submits but polices the thoughts of others.  What once required force now maintains itself through consensus.

Man’s intelligence is an obstacle to this process, but not an insurmountable one.  The will is not shattered overnight—it is eroded.  Doubt, uncertainty, and fatigue chip away at independent thought.  A man under constant stress does not reason, he reacts.  This is the key.  Introduce enough stress, and he ceases to distinguish between his own conclusions and those implanted in him.  The manufactured will becomes indistinguishable from his true self.

If he doesn’t fully submit, he becomes an apologist for his controllers.  He finds ways to justify their dominance, convincing himself that they act in his best interest.  He doesn’t love them, but he fears losing them.  The prison of his mind is built with his own hands.  This isn’t merely submission—it’s the surrender of will itself.

The masses don’t realize this transformation.  Their diversions, their entertainments, their artificial escapes only tighten the grip.  A free mind must learn not only to detect these attacks but to understand the vulnerabilities within itself that allow them to take hold.  To reclaim one’s will, one must first see the chains.

Reference

Joost Meerloo; The Rape of the Mind: The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing