🤯 HOW TO TURN A HIGH SCHOOL CLASS INTO A TOTALITARIAN CULT IN 5 DAYS?
You think it's impossible?
That you would surely spot the deception?
This true story, which happened in 1967 at an ordinary California high school, proves otherwise. And it's chilling to the bone.
It all started with an innocent question from a student in a history class: "How could ordinary Germans claim they knew nothing about the concentration camps?" The teacher, Ron Jones, decided not just to answer. He decided to show them. And so, "The Third Wave" experiment was born.
🔥 Day 1: STRENGTH THROUGH DISCIPLINE
It began simply. Jones had the students sit in a perfect "at attention" posture, walk in an orderly fashion, and answer questions crisply and without hesitation. At first, it seemed like a game. The teenagers enjoyed the feeling of order and efficiency. They felt special. The first brick was laid.
➡️ Day 2: STRENGTH THROUGH COMMUNITY
The next day, the class greeted the teacher in perfect silence, already in the "at attention" posture. Jones added a second element: community. He introduced a common motto, "Strength Through Discipline, Strength Through Community," which they chanted in unison. And then, a special greeting: a cupped right hand moved towards the shoulder. This was "The Third Wave" salute. Students began greeting each other this way in the hallways. They were no longer just a class. They had become a movement.
👥 Day 3: STRENGTH THROUGH ACTION
The purge began. Jones handed out membership cards. On three of them, he secretly placed a red cross, assigning these students to report on anyone who broke the rules. But he didn't even have to ask. That same day, about twenty students voluntarily became informants, reporting on the slightest infractions. One student, who was considered a "low-achiever," volunteered to be Jones's personal bodyguard. The movement began to police itself and devour dissenters. Parents and even the school principal, when faced with complaints, simply brushed them aside, failing to see the threat.
🤫 Day 4: STRENGTH THROUGH PRIDE
The experiment expanded beyond the classroom. The movement now had over 200 members. Jones gathered them and told them a lie. He announced that "The Third Wave" was part of a nationwide youth program to transform the country. That they were the elite, the vanguard of the future. And that tomorrow, at noon, their leader and a new presidential candidate would appear on national television to announce the movement to the entire nation. The atmosphere was electric. Doubters were publicly expelled from the hall.
📺 Day 5: THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
Friday. 200 students packed into the auditorium under "The Third Wave" banners. They chanted their mottos. The air buzzed with energy and anticipation. At exactly 12:05 PM, Jones turned on the TV.
The screen was blank. White noise.
In the ensuing silence, Jones spoke:
"Listen closely. There is no leader. There is no nationwide youth movement. You have been manipulated. You brought yourselves to this state, trading your freedom for a feeling of superiority. You are no better than the Germans you asked about. You thought you were the chosen ones, and for that, you abandoned your own beliefs."
And then he turned on a projector and showed them newsreel footage of the Third Reich: the parades, the torchlight marches, the concentration camps... and how it all ended.
THE LESSON THAT MATTERS TODAY
The students left in tears and shock. Ron Jones delivered the final verdict: "You will never admit to anyone that you were at this rally. You will be just as ashamed as the Germans were to admit how far you went." He was right. For decades, many participants remained silent about it.
This experiment, later adapted into the German film "Die Welle" (The Wave), is not just a history lesson. It is a chilling reminder of how easily the thirst for belonging, order, and a sense of exclusivity can turn free people into an obedient mob.
It's a lesson that evil isn't always a horned demon. Sometimes, it starts with the simple desire to be part of something bigger.
And now, the main question for you: are you sure you would have resisted?
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