I talk about important psychological experiments which demonstrate our vulnerability to conformity and deference to authourity.

Hi, this is Jody Paulson with what they don't tell you.

Emerson wrote "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds," and I've always been fascinated by how this quintiscentially human trait can be exploited towards nefarious ends. How do normal, intelligent people get sucked into cults and fascist dictatorships? Two things -- conformity and deference to authority.

The Monday, January 10, 2005 edition of the silky smooth Houston IMC radio program.
broadcast on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston - Pacifica

Headlines -

Specialist Charles Graner Jr. Torture Trial, German Labor Protests, Lifetime Detention Rules, Tsunami Consortium

Features -

This is a reading of Sardar's piece from the #57 Jan/Feb 2005 issue of Adbusters magazine entitled - "TERRORISTS R US".

TERRORISTS R US
by Ziauddin Sardar

Ziauddin Sardar is a British writer, broadcaster and cultural critic. His recent books include Why Do People Hate America? and American Terminator: Myths, Movies and Global Power (Disinformation Books).

Two part interview with R. Eric Swanepoel, author of "a revolutionary novel" Saving the World and Being Happy (the Computer Ager).
Approximately twenty minutes total length.

The latest instalment of the radical alternative radio show presented and produced by three vegan anarchists in Manchester, England.
(1 hour and 43 minutes)

This is Part 3 of 3 parts of audio of the teach-in.
Part 1 is found at http://radio.indymedia.org/node/3258
Part 2 at http://radio.indymedia.org/node/3259

AUDIO
Recorded Saturday, Jan 8, 2005 NYC

***** Part 3 of 3 *** Part 3: 30 mins *****

9:54 MP3 -- ready for radio -- please play on your station or show!!
On Sunday January 9, Palestinians held their first presidential election since 1996, electing Mahmoud Abbas as the new Palestinian President, while the Israeli occupation and ongoing military incursions in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip continue.....

On Sunday January 9, Palestinians held their first presidential election since 1996, electing Mahmoud Abbas as the new Palestinian President, while the Israeli occupation and ongoing military incursions in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip continue.

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AUDIO
Recorded Saturday, Jan 8, 2005 NYC

***** Part 2 of 3 *** Part 2: 45 mins *****

Up until the morning of the disaster of the tsunami, the people of northern Indonesia in the area of Aceh, have been facing tremendous hardship and violence due to the militaries history of repression and violence against the non-violent movement for self-determination.

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AUDIO
Recorded Saturday, Jan 8, 2005 NYC

***** Part 1 of 3 *** Part 1: 45 mins *****

Up until the morning of the disaster of the tsunami, the people of northern Indonesia in the area of Aceh, have been facing tremendous hardship and violence due to the militaries history of repression and violence against the non-violent movement for self-determination.