If you ever wondered why it is so difficult to get folks to discuss issues seriously or that you are shut off when the topic veers away from what they have always been taught or believed then perhaps you might wonder if these folks were brainwashed. Granted, we call laughingly ourselves a “democracy” so how could a public in a “democracy” be brainwashed? Well, look around you. Very simple–by peer pressure. Group think- You don’t need a Torquemada to do the censorship much less the Holy Inquisition. Your inquisitors are your neighbors and social circle who have been brainwashed into… Read more »