Prof Jiang’s Predictive History (The Story of Civilization, Secret History, Game Theory and more) Secret History #6: The Psychology of Evil (Graphic and Disturbing, Viewer Discretion Advised)
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Feb 5, 2026 A deep dive into secret societies, mind control techniques, and how rituals shape dissociated identities. Comparisons of ancient state control strategies and modern programs like MKUltra. Disturbing links between interrogation, torture, and radicalization. Analyses of leadership traits, programmed killers, and sensory triggers used for psychological manipulation.
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How Ancient States Solved Social Control
- Early mass societies prioritized social control and used different systems: China used bureaucracy, Indus Valley used egalitarian religion, Mesopotamia used perpetual warfare, and Egypt used divine kingship.
- Mr./Prof. Jiang links each system to a specific mechanism: civil exams (China), proto-Buddhism (Indus), constant conflict (Mesopotamia), and Pharaoh-as-god (Egypt).
Dissociation As Political Advantage
- Effective historical leaders share three traits: unpredictability, high stress tolerance, and lack of empathy, which Jiang summarizes as dissociation.
- He argues dissociation creates multiple personas that make behavior hard to predict and enable ruthless decision-making.
Multiple Personas Win Secret-Alliance Games
- Game theory suggests winners form secret alliances and must be the intersection of many groups, which rewards individuals who can adopt multiple personas.
- Jiang claims multiple personalities (dissociation) prevent allies from predicting true loyalties, aiding survival in elite networks.
