Say something often enough — like "97 percent of climate scientists agree" — and people will tend to believe it. Add the concept of identification, in which like-minded people gravitate toward one another, and a movement, a shared narrative, can be created.
The psychological principles of repetition and identification are two tactics used in both political organizing and brainwashing. And they are hallmarks of the fossil-fuel divestiture movement, which is in play on more than 1,000 universities and colleges.
BOSTON – Thauana Moura moved to Massachusetts from Brazil in 2000 when she was 11 years old.
Although she started off in the Everett public schools, by her sophomore year, Moura's parents enrolled her at private Catholic school, Cristo Rey Boston High.
