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I take exception to the word "significant" .. because from all the polling data I have ever read it appears to be about 37% of the American population who are the ones ripping down America.

37% is significant. It may not be "majority", but it is still a large number.

Good observation, a large percentage like that implies the brainwashing runs very deep. The hazards of excessive tv watching were laughed at during the past three decades. The hazard wasn't in watching selected shows, it was all that garbage we watched while "nothing else was on".

The temptation to "gain insight" can sometimes fall along the parallel of "it was curiosity that killed the cat" ...never underestimate your brains cognizant ability to store information from any of the senses. The information you process as thought in the form of recall draws upon all of the brain's resources not only those you consciously choose to remember.

An interesting show was on recently which discussed how China utilized media for brainwashing. Speakers were set up in towns where most people gathered and communist propaganda was broadcast almost continually.

The human brain stores every thing it processes through the senses. Much of this info is stored in ones subconscience and is not a part of what one refers to as "short term memory". Certain sounds/smells/tastes are tied to these stored memories and can trigger what many refer to as de'je Vous. Sometimes you'll recall something you heard long ago and perceive it as your own thought.

Repeating an untruth over and over...a mantra can lead to a "belief" that it is somehow true. The number of times that something must be repeated to achieve this varies individually with no known pattern.

Well .. you're right - 37% is a fairly large number of people. I guess I had the word "majority" in mind when she said "significant".