“Have you ever noticed the glazed expression on the face of a person who has been watching TV for any length of time?” she asked.
Svali was referring to the cult’s favoured method of brainwashing; television. She explained that a glazed expression signals the TV-induced meditative state that makes viewers highly receptive to subliminal messaging. This poses disturbing possibilities for television as a mechanism for brainwashing people - from the cradle to the grave.
Brainwashing is a tool used to control people against their will. It breaks down an individual’s sense of identity. There are many methods for brainwashing, but all processes replace natural thoughts, feelings and behaviours with a new set that make them willing to submit to authority.
Numerous academic studies across the last two decades have shown that television is conditioning us to behave in certain ways. According to Stanford Professor Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, humans learn behaviours by watching others.
This is particularly true during early stage development. A 2010 study showed that, in the United States, children aged 2-5 watch an average of 32 hours of TV a week. Kids aged 6-11 watch around
28 hours of TV each week. According to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, youngsters
whose primary experience of the world comes from television adopt the behaviours that
they witness on screen.
TV encourages people to mimic what they see without questioning it. Psychology researcher Dr Herbert Krugman found that while watching TV, brain activity moves from the left to the right hemisphere. This simplifies the way that viewers process information, so that their responses cease to be logical.
Instead their responses become uncritically guided by emotions. This shift also causes a massive
release of endorphins. As viewers chase these feelings, they become addicted to TV. This dependency makes television an ideal medium for brainwashing, as there is a guaranteed
regular audience.
Harvard medical Professor Michael Rich states television is psychologically addictive and can be dangerous to childhood development.
Robert Kubey and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi show that the effect of watching television on a regular basis is akin to having a drug addiction. The way that brainwaves respond to TV “deprivation” is the same as narcotics withdrawal. A 2013 study by the University of Tokyo found that the size of a number of critical brain elements correlated to the number of hours they spent watching TV.
More time spent watching the small screen resulted in a lower IQ and, disturbingly, a greater likelihood of borderline personality disorder, aggression and mood disorders.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has long argued that cartoons are brainwashing children. He cites popular children’s shows Dexter’s Laboratory, SpongeBob Squarepants and Barnyard as examples of the many kids shows in which characters discuss the Illuminati and its purported plans to take over the world.
Jones claims that these subliminal messages prime children to accept the authority of the mysterious group. They are then more likely to become compliant adults when the Illuminati achieve their goal of world dominance.
This chimes with Svali’s frightening comments on cartoon programmes. She said, “I would guess that 90% of current cartoons have mystical and occult themes that are geared to catch children and subtly indoctrinate them to accept: animal guides or spirit guides, the idea of training.”
She gives the example of Pokemon, the world’s most successful TV adaptation of a videogame ever: “Even cute little Pokemons turn from docile creatures into snarling demonic fighters after their ‘trainer’ helps them change, which is too close for comfort for me to what the Illuminists do to docile children.” Children’s programming is multi-dimensional. Simply making reference to the Illuminati
is not proof that these shows are subliminally messaging on behalf of the organisation. These motifs could equally be making fun of the group’s legendary status. Alex Jones and Svali’s understanding of cartoon storylines is just one interpretation.
Moreover, Svali’s alleged background has not been verified. There is no solid proof that she is a former member of the Illuminati. Many have questioned her claims, pointing out that after escaping from cults, people almost universally avoid other belief systems.
Conversely, Svali has become an evangelical Christian. Many conspiracy theorists point out that this is almost unheard of, and suspect that she may be a stooge for the Church.
The brainwashing aspect of children’s TV seems to be in how it consolidates viewing habits, rather than in how it promotes specific political agendas. Scientific evidence of how television affects brain development and personality, as well as creating drug-like dependencies on it, suggest that its real
power may be in how it dominates youngsters’ social lives.
On the other hand, the latest studies show that children are now spending more time on the Internet than watching TV. If television is the primary way the Illuminati are attempting to brainwash the population, then they better conquer the Internet too, sooner rather than later.
Yet the Illuminati is hypothetical. There is simply no proof that they exist. Therefore there is simply no substantive proof that any brainwashing by them is taking place. There is limited evidence for sinister allegations that children’s TV has a secret Illuminati agenda. But television is definitely brainwashing children. Becoming addicted to the box is a form of behavioural conditioning that changes the way children interact, develop and spend their spare time. The extent to which TV can
become addictive and change children’s personalities could be the proof of a deliberate plot at
work. But until proof for this becomes available, that theory is simply speculation. "
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