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9.2. Administrative Manipulation
Administrative manipulations and psychological manipulation used to manipulate or deceive people.
1. Psychology
Psychology is used extensively to control and manipulate people.
2. Delay Tactics: don't know when, probably in a very very long time, if ever
Delay tactics are attempts to put off as far into the future something that needs to be addressed; or to
continually re-schedule to future dates; or to delay to reach an expiration date or end date.
It's also used with the "we just don't remember anymore" excuse or lie.
3. Fronts: what's the real reason
Fronts are when one justification or reason is given, as a front, instead of the real, hidden, motive for
the action or event.
4. Fronts and Possibilities: to deceive (linked to "fronts" and brainwashing)
Administrations and people will sometimes claim that the reason for or the cause of something, is
something, when this is actually false but possible, in order to hide the real reason, cause, or motive.
5. Divide and Conquer: division and conflict
Conflicts are often created to cause division so that the different conflicting groups can be more easily
manipulated or controlled.
6. Divide and Dismiss: to weaken complaints
When complaints are filed against organizations it is sometimes the practice to try to divide the
complaints to different members or departments so that the complaint can be dismissed.
It is often the complaint as a whole or the sum of the events that occurred that is the proof when filing a
complaint against an organization and not the divided sections.
Dividing the complaint into different sections weakens the complaint and proof.
7. Creating Chaos and Justification: for action and control
Creating chaotic systems is often done to justify taking action or control over the system; or to justify
new rules.
Creating chaotic systems is also often a tactic done by organized crime to hide the crimes they commit,
without rules and laws there is no crime committed.
8. Security and Authority: attacks to increase power
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