The Rubin Report Exposing How Totalitarian Mind Control Techniques Are Being Used on Us Right Now | Buck Sexton
Mar 1, 2026
Buck Sexton, conservative commentator and author of Manufacturing Delusion, explores propaganda, brainwashing, and political indoctrination. He traces historical conditioning techniques to modern media and social algorithms. Discussions include how movements and messaging can replicate totalitarian tactics, the psychology behind cult-like politics, and why individual vigilance matters in today’s information landscape.
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How Pavlovian Science Led To Mass Mind Control
- Modern mind-control techniques evolved from early conditioning science and totalitarian experiments.
- Buck Sexton traces a line from Pavlov's 1924 conditioning research to Soviet, Nazi, and Maoist mass control tactics replicated today.
The Flood That Unwired Pavlov's Dogs
- Pavlov's lab flood wiped years of conditioning from many dogs overnight.
- Sexton recounts the 1924 flood where rescued dogs lost conditioned responses or developed lasting behavioral changes.
Menticide Uses Confusion And Degradation
- Menticide works by keeping people confused and degraded so they lose confidence and accept imposed beliefs.
- Buck Sexton cites Juist Mirloum's menticide pillars to explain modern phenomena like transgender ideology and coercive speech norms.
