[Paladin2]

"....his use of NLP...."

So, what fraction of the populace is susceptible to this technique?

[gunnyg]

all of us...the merchants have used it fer years...called advertisn’

i rate merchants i click above or below politicians all of whom are rated as...scum...

[mnehring]

So, what fraction of the populace is susceptible to this technique?

Everyone is to a point because it is just innate human nature- nothing magical. It would be easier to quantitative those who aren't affected by it, who go into a situation where they are skeptical and analytical from the start.

[gunnyg]

all of us...the merchants have used it fer years...called advertisn’

i rate merchants i click above or below politicians all of whom are rated as...scum...

[SonOfDarkSkies]

I think it very much depends on how good the practitioner is as well as susceptibility of the subject.

In the case of Obama's cult following, the proof is in the pudding (i.e. there is a huge brain-dead group of Kool-Ade drinkers at each of his rallies). You can look at their faces and see that they have been hypnotize...they are mesmerized. Very similar to the faces in the crowd at a Hitler rally.

[The Comedian]

So, what fraction of the populace is susceptible to this technique

It varies. At any given time, it's exactly the percentage of the population that "Approves" or "Strongly Approves" of Obama.

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