• lath@piefed.social
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      21 hours ago

      Sure it is, bro. And surely kids growing up in Israel all know all the ins and outs of that by heart, before the age of 12.

      • Jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        20 hours ago

        Pretty sure we are not talking about 12 year olds. I will concede that they are brainwashed, but let’s give them some agency here.

        • lath@piefed.social
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          19 hours ago

          It was an arbitrary number.

          We already know that cult brainwashing is hard to undo, even when the victim is willing. You can’t expect people to wave away years of conditioning during the formative period with a snap of the hand. It’s unrealistic.

          Also, agency is contextual. It’s circumstances which dictate what information one acts on and in which way it is perceived.