May 2024
Implicit programming. I never even heard of it for the first 50 years of my life, much less knew what it was. You won’t find the definition in a Google search. At least not one that doesn’t involve software, instead of the human mind. I first learned about it from Dr. David McDermott. It is a very potent and effective form of mind control. Mind control is different from brain washing because, unlike the latter, the victim does not know it is being done to them. They think it is all their own idea and it remains effective even when the person or institution that programmed it is not present. It effectively makes the victim the guard and warden of their own prison.
In a nutshell, implicit programming creates two different states of reality. One is the explicit state that is openly stated, discussed or portrayed. The other is an opposite state that is enforced through actions. The second, opposite state is ingrained into the person at a deeper emotional level, so they will react to it despite the contrasting openly-displayed state. The tactic creates cognitive dissonance within a person and they must adjust their thoughts and feelings to compensate for it. Here is a brief example. Your wife repeatedly tells you that it is ok not to answer the phone immediately whenever she calls, even stating that she understands you are not always available. In contrast however, she berates you every time you do not answer and accuses you of cheating. The two realities presented are very different and the second one triggers you at an emotional level. You will remember that second one and react to it, even when your wife is not around to enforce it. In a short time, you scramble unconsciously to answer the phone every time it rings. Cults very effectively use this tactic to control members even when the cult leader is not present.
Dr. McDermott made me aware of implicit programming and how it existed within me. I worked hard to rid myself of it over the years. I thought I had eliminated all of it. I was wrong. After moving to the Philippines and living there with my Filipina wife, I discovered that some of it was still there and quite strong. I am thankful that I know what it is so that I can fight and remove it, rather than letting it run my life. The programming consists of misandrist ideology wrapped up in Western egalitarianism.
As my wife and I fell into our married routine, I found myself feeling uncomfortable and even guilty whenever she did work around the house. I tried to stop her and do it myself, but she would have none of it. She made it clear that was her role, not mine. I provided the resources and work in certain areas, and she provided others. That was it to her, clear and simple. To her, there was no need to even mention it, much less discuss it. Even with this being clarified, I still feel deep guilt every time she cleans or cooks. Like some kind of evil plantation owner. Why? That is also clear and simple.
This feeling of guilt was ingrained into me through implicit programming over the course of many decades. I was told repeatedly that men and women were equal and that we were all entering a utopian time of true equality. Then, I was also shamed and vilified any time a woman did any kind of work for me. Any work at all, from washing a shirt to brining me a fork with which to eat. It was made clear to me by countless women, the media, academia and even the government that I was toxic and oppressive if any women performed any task at all on my behalf. Conversely, it was made clear to me that women were entitled to all my work and resources.
Now here is the real twist. I never bought into this feminist ideology. Yes, I’m one of those “toxic” males. I do believe in complete equality of opportunity for women. Equal pay for equal work. Equal chances for any job, position or career for which they qualify. I also believe in some sort of penalty for people who try to block this. However, I do not believe in equity or equality of outcomes. Feminism has become more and more of that. Its present form is an anti-male supremacist ideology that demands continual punishment of men for all the wrongs they have done since the dawn of time, real or imagined. No matter how many concessions are given to feminists, no matter how many notches a man is taken down, it is never enough. However, even this realization on my part did not make me immune to ideological mind control.
This is the great danger of mind control. Anyone is susceptible to it, even if it runs contrary to your core values. Even if you are aware that it exists and has been successfully used against you. Just like most others, I have my weaknesses and trigger points that are susceptible to it. The malignant people and groups employing mind control deliberately target what you love and care about to emotionally compromise you into unconscious compliance. To me, this is one of the most despicable and heinous things one person can do to another. Lamenting it will not change reality however. If you do not want to fall victim to this control, you have to educate yourself about it and remain constantly vigilant against it. Wishing it were not so is not enough. You have to actively fight it.