The UK's Tory/LibDem coalition government is very much into behavioural control - influencing you to act, to form opinions, in certain more ...
The UK's Tory/LibDem coalition government is very much into behavioural control - influencing you to act, to form opinions, in certain more desirable ways (see also 'nudge theory'). Have you ever heard David Cameron and his Ministers speak for example, especially when announcing a new 'cut' or similar? The careful deliberate precision of "it can't be right that", or "compelling reasons for" or "fair-minded people wouldn't"... the subsequent pause, just to give you time to process the lesson you have just been 'taught'nnIs it about precision in stating policy or, are we into the realm of auto-suggestion and mental manipulation at the expense of simple clarity and truth? Come to think of it, are the two even separable in main-stream politics these days?nnHere, a perfect example: the DWP's jobseeker psych test, designed to manipulate unemployed people into incorporating certain 'characteristics' into their daily behaviour (as used online by Jobcentre Plus). The online test has very recently been updated - you can no longer click through on the 'proceed' button without answering anything (even this gave you a full psychological profile outlining your key 'strengths'). This test is now used as a Jobseeker Direction - if jobseekers don't complete it they risk losing their benefits. Bear that in mind when you watch the videonnIn this film we QUICKLY go through the 48-question test 5 times (opening a separate browser (Safari) tab each time and clicking back through the tabs to compare the results):nn1st time through: answering only "Very much like me"n2nd: answering only "Very much unlike me"n3rd: answering only "Neutral"n4th: selecting answers top to bottom and then bottom to top, then repeating, apart from the last few questions answered randomlyn5th: entirely random (without looking at the questions)nnIf you want to cut to the quick and see the results, scan on until the 48th question each run throughnnOne final thing, don't forget the "Strength" that features in EACH of the profiles generated, no matter how you complete the test: "Love of learning":nnYou love learning new thingsnwhether in class or on your ownnYou have always loved schoolnreading and museums-anywherenand everywhere nthere is an opportunity to learnnnRead more about the coalition government's 'behavioural control experimentation' on ilegal:nnilegal.org.uk/thread/7542/video-file-dwp nnBig thanks go to fellow online warrior, Steve Walker @skwalker1964. Steve's piece that prompted this particular video is here:nnskwalker1964.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/fake-dwp-psych-test-reveals-sinister-govt-mind-control/ nn"We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness." n― George Orwell, 1984 Less
