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From: sm@cadre.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: brainwashing
Message-ID: <317@cadre.ARPA>
Date: Sat, 16-Feb-85 09:35:58 EST
Article-I.D.: cadre.317
Posted: Sat Feb 16 09:35:58 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 18-Feb-85 05:16:01 EST
References: <249@cadre.UUCP> <36200189@uiucdcs.UUCP>
Reply-To: sm@cadre.ARPA (Sean McLinden)
Organization: Decision Systems Lab., Univ. of Pgh.
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Summary: 

In article <36200189@uiucdcs.UUCP> mcewan@uiucdcs.UUCP writes:
>>brainwashing - a forcible indoctrination to induce someone to GIVE UP
>>basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes and to
>>accept contrasting regimented ideas. [Webster's New Collegiate]
>
>That's definition 1. You left out "2. persuation by propaganda or
>salesmanship". While you've got the dictionary in front of you, why
>not look up the words "lie" and "dishonest".

Look up "propaganda" and "salemanship", and while you're at it, 
"ludicrous", and get back to me. Two points, however: 

	1. The dictionary rarely includes connotative 
	meanings (which is an issue in this particular 
	discussion), and

	2. The fact that it took you THREE WEEKS to find
	a dictionary in order to argue this point says more
	about you than your innuendo implies about me.

Have you ever considered a job as a proofreader?

Sean McLinden