How To Know If You've Been Brainwashed ...
You pledge your loyalty to authoritarian figures who deflects any legitimate criticism by convincing you they are the innocent victims of a conspiracy.
You are told to separate yourself from anyone who challenges your viewpoints.
You believe anyone who disagrees with you has an ulterior motive for doing so.
You feel personally attacked when someone challenges your facts.
You believe minority groups are persecuting you.
You believe in conspiracy theories without a drop of supporting evidence.
You dismiss any fact-checking service that contradicts your confirmation bias.
You are trapped in binary thought.
You are taught to fear everyone who doesn't look and think like you.
You conflate selfishness with freedom.
You constantly vote against your own self-interest.
You think everything you don't agree with is "fake news."
You think you know more than highly trained professionals.
You refuse to do independent research.
You refuse to admit when you're wrong.
You are convinced that every attempt to give people equal rights takes away your rights.
No amount of empirical evidence will ever sway your opinion.
