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To attribute someone's, albeit fanatical, opinions to some subtle brainwashing by Bill O'Reilly and his ilk is no way to bring about peace. You owe it, especially to people you love, to understand why they feel the way they do, whether you think it is justified or not. Dividing the world into "good" and "evil" is how we got into the political mess we are in now, and it is time we all start listening to each other.