Perhaps yes.

But also it could be inability to accept or at least hear new things, think of it like all the political lies going on today.

Stockholm Syndrome / Cognitive Dissonance right?

Defending their oppressors and unbelief in the atrocities committed by their "leaders" etc.

I have to admit, until about 2008, when I started to honestly wake up, I was a statist kind of LOL, people do not believe me when they see my work and activism so publicly etc.

But I am being damaged by the state, in many ways now, it just proves my point.