Stephen Colbert
13th July 2010, 07:21
It seems more often than not that the typical portrait of U.S. enemies of state-- that being, Islamic fundamentalists, are always the product of a so called indoctrination. Indoctrination is used by the political right an awful lot to describe their attitudes towards leftists they don't agree with. In my experience, "indoctrination" is simply a buzzword pejorative for things you don't identify with and want to discredit the merits of. How many times have you encountered in your everyday life the word indoctrination and "brainwashing" in the same context? It seems to me that the general consensus among people is that becoming indoctrinated is synonymous with becoming brainwashed and a zombie.
That being said, most of us here identify with doctrine. Doctrine--- you know, that thing that apparently makes you indoctrinated. I don't entirely understand this idea that reading things people don't like leads to radicalized and subsequently "indoctrinated" and ultimately acts of "Terror" against a state or whatever.
Do the terms "indoctrination" and "radical" hold any weight whatsoever? Seem more like smear tactic to me to discredit unpopular ideas.
That being said, most of us here identify with doctrine. Doctrine--- you know, that thing that apparently makes you indoctrinated. I don't entirely understand this idea that reading things people don't like leads to radicalized and subsequently "indoctrinated" and ultimately acts of "Terror" against a state or whatever.
Do the terms "indoctrination" and "radical" hold any weight whatsoever? Seem more like smear tactic to me to discredit unpopular ideas.