Psychology

Human behavior is driven by a complex network of interlocking phenomena that can make it seem impossible for any activist group to "herd the cats" under its wing and achieve any meaningful changes in the attitudes and actions of the masses. The articles and resources listed here provide insights that can help us understand the interior landscape that  drives our fellow citizens to do, think, and feel the way they do. Ultimately, we hope to also post tools that match types of resistance and disruption with tips and techniques for dealing effectively with each.


Why Do Good People Remain Silent--Or Worse--About 9/11?  An article series by Frances Shure, M.A., L.P.C
Part 1 - Preface and Introduction (Nov 2013)
Part 2 - Diffusion of Innovations (Dec 2013)
Part 3 - Obeying and Believing Authority (Jan 2014)
Part 4 - Doublethink (Feb 2014)
Part 5 - Denial and Cognitive Dissonance (Mar 2014)
Part 6 - Conformity (Apr 2014)
Part 7 - Groupthink (May 2014)
Part 8 - Brain Research, Part 1—Beliefs (June 2014)
Part 9 - Brain Research, Part 2—Morality (Aug 2014)
Part 10-11 - Terror Management Theory and Systems Justification Theory (Oct 2014)
Part 12 -  Signal Detection Theory (Nov 2014)
Part 13 -  Prior Knowledge of State Crimes Against Democracy and Deep Politics (Dec 2014)
Part 14 - Learned Helplessness (Jan 2015)
Part 15 - The Abuse Syndrome (Mar 2015)
Part 16 - Dissociation (Apr 2015)
Part 17 - The False Self and Excessive Identification with the U.S.A. (May 2015)
Part 18 - American Exceptionalism and Nationalist Faith (Jun 2015)
Part 19 - Government Manipulation and The Big Lie (Oct 2015)
Part 20 - Those Who Lack Conscience and Empathy (Dec 2015)
Part 21 - The Role of the Media - ACT 1:  Whatever Happened to Investigative Journalists? (Dec 2017)