Ohhh... there’s nothing scientific about this. He’s a great liar and lots of young people get fooled by him. And, he says lies that old liberals like and agree with. There is not magic or science. He’s just an accomplished liar.
“there’s nothing scientific about this”
Wrong. Mind control techniques have been used for thousands of years, but a scientific understanding of many of them has been accessible to the public for decades and have been used to manipulate the public for at least as long.
Suggested reading: Rape of the Mind: The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing by Joost Meerloo. (Though recently re-published, this book was originally published in 1956.) A free copy can be found here:
http://www.lermanet.com/scientology/index.htm
The author addresses hypnotism at some length in this book:
http://www.lermanet.com/exit/mass-delusion-meerloo.htm