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Vito wrote:
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote
No. I believe that indoctrination over the course of one's life can be
enough to prevent someone from acting intelligently or in their own
best interests. They are not able to think independently. A good
example is a significant portion of the N. Korean population. Either
by fear or religious ferver, they are trapped.


Bad example. If the NK government disappeared, and the coercion with it, the
NKs would join the south in a heartbeat.

Actually, there are been instances of both situations. Some people
can't change, others can.




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