North Stoke Obedience Glossary

0 V Rebellion Glossary – Alphabetical, Complete with Examples

Term	One-Line Meaning	Real-Life Example
15V Shock	First harmless step — “It’s just a form / vote / email.”	Signing up for a loyalty card at the supermarket — first data point.
150V Shock	First scream — “This is wrong.”	Nurse sees patient harmed by hospital policy but files the report anyway.
450V Shock	Maximum shock — “I had no choice.”	Police officer tear-gasses peaceful protesters: “Just following orders.”
Agentic State	“I’m not the actor — I’m the tool.”	Bank clerk forecloses on a family: “It’s company policy.”
autonomous moral agent	The you before the prod — decides right/wrong.	Parent refuses school vaccine mandate for their child.
Binding Locks	Glue that keeps you in: politeness, escalation, denial, fear.	Employee stays late: “Don’t want to look bad / already started / it’s policy / job at risk.”
“Big Brother,” “doublethink,” “Newspeak”	Bumper-sticker slogans that domesticate Orwell.	TikTok teens quote 1984 while self-censoring in comments.
Bounded Rationality + Ambiguity Neglect	Limited info + ignoring unknowns = underestimate blowback.	Government launches lockdown: “Flatten curve now — later? We’ll see.”
bumper-sticker slogans	Catchy phrases that replace deep thought.	“Defund the police” or “Build the wall” — end debate.
Bureaucratic gridlock	System crashes from overload when too many refuse.	HMRC backlog from 1M paper tax returns.
Cognitive Dissonance	“I know it’s wrong — but I’ll keep doing it.”	Meat-eater who loves dogs but eats pigs — “It’s different.”
Collapsing the Spell	Expose the prod — system loses magic.	Whistleblower leaks internal memo: “We knew.”
Compartmentalisation	“I know it’s wrong — but that’s over there.”	MP votes for war but never visits the families of dead soldiers.
Confederates	Actors in Milgram who play peers or learner.	Teacher #2 refuses at 150 V — sparks rebellion.
Contradictory authority	Two bosses argue — 0 % obey (Milgram Exp 10).	Starmer says “inquiry”; Musk says “cover-up” — mates argue both sides.
Control information	Hide the scream — keep people in the dark.	BBC edits out grooming gang ethnicity in reports.
cordial jamborees	Big, polite rallies that stay in the lab.	Tommy Robinson 1 million turnout. Loud, yet contained.
Corporate Totalitarianism	Company as mini-state with prods.	Amazon tracks bathroom breaks — “Productivity requires it.”
Diffusion	Spread blame so no one feels it.	Nuremberg defense: “I was just a cog.”
Diffusion of Responsibility	“Not my job.” — blame the chain.	Social worker ignores abuse report: “That’s police territory.”
disinformation, misinformation	Labels to justify censorship.	Fact-checker tags grooming exposé as “hate speech.”
Early Objector	The first mate who says “I’m out.”	Tommy Robinson livestreams court — refuses silence.
Emergency framing	“Crisis!” — justify any prod.	COVID “two weeks to flatten” → two years of lockdowns.
End which justifies the means	“Good goal = any method.”	Lockdown saves lives — ignore mental health collapse.
Epistemic Tribalism + Motivated Reasoning	“My team’s facts = truth.”	Left believes BBC; right believes X — both ignore grooming reports.
Establishment	The polite voice that warns but never unplugs.	Melanie Phillips writes Londonistan — then calls Robinson a “thug.”* Michael Gove Establishment enforcer — slurs rebels as “grifters” to police the duality. Calls Tommy Robinson a “grifter” on Sacerdoti’s podcast for Hopkins ties — warns of Islamism but obeys the lab.
Experiment 17 Experiment 10	Two peers rebel — obedience drops to 10 %. Two authorities contradict — obedience drops to 0 %.	Pub mates both say: “Screw the cover-up — let’s email MPs.” Starmer says “trust the inquiry”; Musk says “it’s a cover-up” — pub mates argue, no one obeys either.
flash mobs and targeted disruptions	Unpredictable “no” — hard to police.	XR glues to trains — system can’t predict.
four sequential prods	“Please continue… You have no choice.”	Boss: “It’s required… team needs you… no option.”
Gradualism	Frog in boiling water — slow prods.	Speech laws: Hate speech → misgendering → thought crime.
Gradualism Is Policy	15 V today, 450 V tomorrow.	Patriot Act starts with terrorists — ends with all citizens.
gray lab coat	Authority symbol — makes prods stick.	Police uniform — obey instantly.
Guilt Shedding	“They forced me / I was tricked / Not my fault.”	Voter after Brexit chaos: “I was lied to by the campaign.”
Incentives Trump Ideology	Money/status > beliefs.	Politician flips on grooming inquiry for votes.
Inner Party	Elite core — writes the prods.	Davos attendees — set global policy.
Institutional Bias	System protects itself — not truth.	BBC defends license fee despite bias claims.
instrument of authority	You in agentic state — the hand, not the brain.	Journalist/Activist smears opponent from a position of proxy authority
Instrumental self	Tool mode — “Just doing my job.”	HR enforces DEI training — no personal belief.
Internal speech codes	Self-censorship inside companies.	Google memo — fire for wrongthink.
Isolate dissenters	Cut off early objectors — no cascade.	Cancel Robinson — label “far-right.”
Kill Switches	Three ways out: contradictory authority, peer rebellion, victim screams.	Two mates say “no” — obedience collapses.
Learner screams	The “This is wrong!” you can’t ignore.	Rotherham victim on TV: “Police knew and did nothing.”
Learner’s responses	Grunt (75 V) → scream (150 V) → silence (330 V).	Grooming victim ignored → reported → forgotten.
loyalty oaths	Public prod — swear allegiance.	NHS staff pledge DEI values.
memory-holing	Erase the past — rewrite history.	Wikipedia edits out grooming gang ethnicity.
Milgram’s Experiment	The lab where 65 % shocked a stranger to death because a man in a coat said “continue.”	Stanford Prison — students become guards in days.
Ministry of Truth	Fact-check arm — controls narrative.	BBC Verify — labels dissent “disinfo.”
Moral disengagement	Turn off conscience — justify harm.	Drone pilot kills from office: “It’s just a screen.”
Moral Licensing	“I’m good, so my bad is okay.”	Eco-warrior flies first-class: “I recycle.”
Moral Licensing + Virtue Laundering	Good deed = free pass for bad.	Celebrity donates £1k, then jets private.
Moral self	You before the prod — feels right/wrong.	Parent pulls kid from drag story hour.
Obedience = Scalable Power	One prod → millions obey.	Tax system — one law, billions pay.
obedience playbook	Milgram manual — governments use it.	CIA KUBARK (1963) cites obedience studies.
obedience strategies	Gradualism, emergency, diffusion — keep 65 % in chair.	Lockdown: 15 days → 2 years.
O’Brien	Inner Party torturer — breaks your mind.	Tech censor bans dissent: “You’ll love Big Brother.”
Orwell Domesticated	1984 on the shelf — but never opened again.	School kids quote “Big Brother” on TikTok.
Passing the Milgram test	Stop at 150 V — refuse the prod.	Juror refuses to convict for speech crime.
pattern recognition	Spot the prod in 2 seconds.	Your Robinson chat: “Establishment.”
peer rebellion cascades	Two “no”s → 90 % drop.	Pub mates both email MP — group follows.
Peer networks	Decentralized “no” — no boss.	WhatsApp group shares grooming reports.
Peers Rebellion	Two peers refuse — obedience to 10 %.	Two mates: “Screw the cover-up.”
Prods	The four pushes: “Please continue… You have no choice.”	Boss: “It’s essential… team needs you.”
Propaganda	Repeat the lie — becomes truth.	“Safe and effective” — despite side effects.
punishment voltages	15 V → 450 V — harm scale.	Fine for speech → jail → worse.
Rorschach test	Issue reveals your voltage.	Grooming gangs — defend or deflect?
self-censorship	Shut up to avoid prod.	Teacher avoids “controversial” history.
Shadowbanning, algorithmic suppression	Silent prod — bury dissent.	X throttles grooming posts.
Shock box	The 30-button machine — 15 V to 450 V.	Tax form — funds wars and welfare.
short-term calculus of power	Now > later — ignore blowback.	Lockdown saves curve — ignores suicides.
Smear	“Grifter / racist” — isolate rebel.	Gove on Robinson: “Grifter with Hopkins.”
Status + Conformity	“Obey to rise, fit in to survive.”	Employee nods in DEI meeting — gets raise.
Status Incentives	Climb = obey.	Politician flips on inquiry for votes.
Status-Seeking + Conformity Bias	Fit in to climb.	Journalist parrots line — gets column.
temporal discounting	Future pain < present gain.	Politician passes law — blowback in 10 years.
The 450 V Truth	Name your voltage — then stop.	Jesus: “Let he without sin cast the stone.”
The Feedback Loop entrenches dissonance	Obey → justify → obey more.	Voter defends party despite lies.
totalitarianism	All life under prod.	China social credit — every move scored.
Tribal Backlash	Smear for wrong team.	Left calls Robinson “fascist.”
Tribal epistemology	My tribe’s truth > facts.	BBC vs. X on grooming — both biased.
Tribal Reasoning	“My side’s control = safety.”	Left defends censorship: “Stops hate.”
Tribal Social Structure and Its Hierarchy	Ladder inside the tribe.	Woke points — climb by signaling.
Trigger the Cascade	Two peers → majority flip.	Pub: Two mates email MP — group follows.
Uncivil obedience	Follow rules exactly to crash system.	Everyone drives 54 mph — courts clog.
virtue laundering	Bad act = good intent.	Censor “for safety” — feels noble.
Weaponize Obedience	Use Milgram to control.	Government cites “emergency” for laws.

One-Line Summary

Every term is a lever on the shock box — name it, see the example, and you’re one step to 0 V.

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