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>I don't think they are stupid. But they are gullible and have been brainwashed. Isn't that just another way of saying someone is stupid? I'd say a serious la
by magduf 7y ago
>I don't think they are stupid. But they are gullible and have been brainwashed.
Isn't that just another way of saying someone is stupid? I'd say a serious lack of critical thinking skills qualifies as "stupidity".
- filoleg 7y agoMy personal take on this: if a person claims to be too smart to be brainwashed themselves, then they are probably not as smart as they think they are. Kinda reminds me of the people who say that they aren't susceptible to advertisement.
- magduf 7y agoEveryone is susceptible to brainwashing. It's also called "indoctrination". Smarter people (or people with better critical thinking skills) are less susceptible. But no one is immune; if people hear the same thing over and over again, eventually it'll influence them.