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<div><font face="Calibri">Here, I guess we differ. I do not think is as
clear cut and easy a matter as brainwashing. The mere fact that they are
so easily brainwashed, so unquestioningly dogmatic and uncritical, and so
inclined to come to the defense of the corporate ideology even when it is
clearly against their immediate interests suggests to me that enlightenment of
them would just be another form of brainwashing with a revised
dogma.</font></div>
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</blockquote></div><br><div>To this, I can only respond: I used to read and agree strongly with Ayn Rand.<br><br>So speaking from experience, we all tend toward dogma at times, but sometimes a critical kick in the thinker is all we need. Arguing with somebody at a corn festival will never immediately change their mind, no -- but it may introduce ideas they hadn't thought of. If those ideas ferment, then that person may eventually come to change their own mind.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I think that AWARE is basically like Inception in that regard, if I may make an absurd pop-culture reference...</div>