Understanding this has changed a lot of things

Is this true?

This is exactly what my mom does not understand about my problem with lying

Also : if the truth makes you angry, you will stop listening to it, and building a thought system that will become more and more truth-proof.

Republicans in a nutshell.

Brainwashed people don't know they are brainwashed. I get upset when they smugly tell me their "truth" about a subject I've studied for years, and insult me when I present a fact based argument.