Tag: #MassPsychology

Written by Jan

Democide and the People’s Stockholm Syndrome

Governments killed 262 million of their own people last century – that’s called democide.

This thesis argues democide only works because of People’s Stockholm Syndrome: when a population lives under constant state threat, isolation and propaganda for long enough, they fall in love with their kidnapper to survive, start policing each other, and defend the very system that is destroying them.

Written by Jan

Riotting, hired troublemakers

hired troublemakers can sometimes infiltrate protests or even instigate riots for specific agendas. These actors are paid or incentivized to disrupt, escalate violence, or shift public perception about a cause or group.