A psychosocial vaccine against militarism.
Militarism is considered to be a psychosocial disease. An aetiological agent for this disease has been identified. Acting much like a computer virus, this agent is shown to produce a radical transformation of the consciousness of parties in conflict, without their realizing what has happened. This results in a paranoid illusion in the minds of both parties, an illusion made real by the fact that both parties accept it as real. To provide immunity against militarism, a psychosocial vaccine has been developed, and is described.
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Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27514.
D006801:Humans; D008891:Military Science; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012918:Social Alienation; D012945:Social Values; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014857:Warfare