As the old Italians say, "when the donkey brays, don't answer it."
A brainwashed mind is a terrible thing. I have had a leftist call me brainwashed. A free mind must be intellectually honest and yearn for Truth.
AMEN...and I wish that was easy. I worked with a braying liberal who would walk into my office and throw CNN talking points around. I got to where I would just look at him and say "Please get out of that lying bubble. There's a whole world of information out there you ought to look at before you open your mouth". His usual response was to throw both middle fingers in the air and stomp out. Being an adult is not their strong suit.