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Propaganda is MUCH more effective than most people think.
In popular media, it's usually only the stupid and the weak willed, but in reality, pretty much ANYONE can be fooled to a lesser or greater degree by propaganda if it's persistent and/or effective enough.
The fascist Republican party is literally a religious cult, complete with being just as difficult to escape without strong social support and deprogramming as for example Jehovah's Witnesses or Scientology.
Another example, see: ads
There's a reason the advertising industry is maaaaaassive. And no, you aren't "immune to ads" or willingly make yourself "less likely to buy the product". You think you are, but you're not.
You're not immune to propaganda
Adblock on every screen nearby. No broadcast / cable TV. Aggressively filtering things that add ads.
People model this as an insane overreaction. The world outside is a madhouse.
Yeah I think the people who drank the Koolaid were WELL indoctrinated into this stupidity before Trump came along, they don't question Trump because they never questioned anything that came before when it was maybe reasonable (not really).
Never discount... people, too.
How many out there think: "He's just like me, but gets to say what he wants to!"