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Re:What concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit?... by andrewprock on Monday April 06, 2020 @04:50PM (#22797705)
Democracies use direct persuasion extensively, typically on non-majority groups, for obvious reasons.
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Re:What concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit?... by mirimir on Monday April 06, 2020 @05:07PM (#22797883)
You're using "direct persuasion" differently from parent. And I have no clue which is accepted. Parent seems to equate "direct persuasion" with "charismatic persuasion", but for you it seems more like coercion.

Right?

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Re:What concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit?... by andrewprock on Monday April 06, 2020 @05:12PM (#22797934)
I read "direct persuasion" as a reference to "authoritarian control" as quoted from the Wikipedia article.
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Re:What concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit?... by mirimir on Monday April 06, 2020 @05:30PM (#22798091)
OK, makes sense.
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