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It sounds like you think that everyone is informed near exclusively through propaganda, which is reasonable- by some definitions all information shared between people is propaganda. In that case everyone would be equally influenced by propaganda. I wasn’t using that definition, but I also don’t disagree under it.
I think the larger the scale of something or the farther away from someone it happened, the more susceptible that person is to propaganda about it. Its why we think china is a third world country, and that america is a peace keeping force in the world.
Its a lot harder to put out propaganda about my extended family, because I'm actually a better source for information in that case due to proximity.
I guess I just mainly dont like the overconfidence people display, we still know so little about human limitations on a societal scale it seems.
It’s also why we think the US is an advanced country, and that’s pretty close for most Americans. I would be very surprised if nobody in your extended family was less religious/heterosexual/happy/in love with their partner than you realize. Every piece of information you receive from someone else is tainted by their perspective and intent in sharing it, including the actions you see them perform.
You are likely right but I also wouldnt put a lot of confidence in my assessment of how others feel, especially generalizing it over time.
If someone tried to convince me my mother was a secret Nazi though they'd need some strong proof for me to consider it.