How Are You Today Son,
Well, here we are at the start of another amazing week!
I know that in the past we have discussed the differences between fact and opinion. Today, let’s talk about the subject of brainwashing. Merriam-Webster defines brainwashing as:
Brainwashing: “a forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes and to accept contrasting regimented ideas”
“persuasion by propaganda or salesmanship”
So how does this extend our discussion of fact vs. opinion? Well, from what I have seen brainwashing involves opinions rather than fact. Remember our discussion of the 2020 US presidential election? The lie that was circulating at the time was that the 2020 election was stolen. It didn’t seem that the people who made up this fantasy had this as their opinion, rather, it appears they intentionally fed the public lies. These lies then became the widely-held opinion of a great many Americans.
The people who believed that the election was stolen were brainwashed. They were presented information from the lie’s perpetrators to perpetuate the belief that the election was stolen. In the end, there was no mountain of evidence supporting the lie, but there was a mountain of evidence showing that the election results were legitimate.
Sometimes it is so easy to believe what we are told, especially if the information comes from someone close to us. Personally, I prefer to do my own research to verify the information before I believe it as fact.
Typically, if someone is only telling you one side of a story, there might be an issue with that person’s information. If anyone, and I mean anyone, discourages you from investigating the information on your own, they may not be telling you the truth. This is especially true if the person giving you information seems to become angry or irritated when you seek the truth. Those type of people already know ahead of time that the information they gave you will not hold up to any scrutiny whatsoever.
Have an amazing day and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers!
Well, that’s all for now!
Love,
Dad