“it makes me wonder if the majority of the people can ever be made to see things clearly and objectively.”
Great post. I see that issue here—a lot.
We all carry intellectual and emotional baggage that influences our opinions on things. In addition I do think there is a (poorly understood) genetic component that affects whether we are more rational or more emotional, whether we are strongly affected by the opinions of authority figures or not, etc.
That is why I never take disagreement on an issue personally even if I think the person is way off base due to mass media brainwashing, for example. Some people are just more susceptible to that stuff.
That is what I see as well.