Not looking for that latest Adrian Zens drop, I want the scoop on re-education camps in an ideal leftward movement- the practical shit, how do they work, what's the structure, etc. Like a top down overview of implementation, goals etc.
Our D&D game has us far away from home & we're coming across orc encampments that threaten some nearby resource exploration we're doing, aswell as the local peoples villages. Want to look into reeducating these beautiful beings and helping them out of their destructive ways, most importantly their enslavement of goblinkind. Hopefully bring them into the fold of our cooperative society, mother willing.
Don't know the first thing about re-education. Where to read about it?
Search results are obviously polluted thanks to all this Anti-China propoganda
What an interesting reason to want this information. I think re-education centers would take a lot more from modern psychology and sociology than the gulags did, so I’m not sure how much historical precedent will serve you here. Perhaps some of the anti-cult literature? That’s one of the few places where you can talk about deprogramming propaganda without it being considered an ethics violation.
First thing’s first, there is a difference between education, propaganda, and deprogramming. Education is about information voluntarily sought. Propaganda is about subconscious influences to gradually change opinions, and deprogramming is a strictly involuntary and forceful process. For example, the process may be to propagandize locals in an area to seek education and then deprogram those of them who resist the education. In effect that makes the entire process involuntary, it doesn’t necessarily feel that way, which is the point. Deprogramming for someone who’s in a cult usually involves physically moving them away from the influence of the cult. Force them to cut off contact for several days at least so they can clear their head. Provide them authoritative emotional support, like a parent would to a child. “Yes, it’s sad that you can’t see your friends. No we are not going, but I’ll sit with you so you’re not lonely.” That sort of thing.
I would imagine the structure starts to look different once this process scales. But that may be enough to get you started and/or passable for your campaign
Totally on point re: education, propoganda, & deradicalization. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction & the good ideas to mull over. Certainly an ethical fine line to walk, but it sure beats responding in kind with violence.