Older people grew up believing in religion, in fact they could be beaten mercilessly if they expressed doubt.
They also grew up during one of the most intense ideological struggles in political history.
And on top of that they were the first generation exposed to mass media, in an era where there were still relatively few alternative information sources.
Basically they were ill prepared to think critically, and still are.
Sorry. I love my dad but he came out a Putin fan a while back. He also thought he'd won the lottery which he'd never entered.
Older people grew up believing in religion, in fact they could be beaten mercilessly if they expressed doubt.
They also grew up during one of the most intense ideological struggles in political history.
And on top of that they were the first generation exposed to mass media, in an era where there were still relatively few alternative information sources.
Basically they were ill prepared to think critically, and still are.
Sorry. I love my dad but he came out a Putin fan a while back. He also thought he'd won the lottery which he'd never entered.