I think I'll go with this logic. I'm in good company and it's stood me in good stead for over fifty years. In my opinion, of course.
If you're happy to just agree with a bunch of other, unnamed people, that's fine, but you posted that "without question" there is brainwashing going on, something you have offered zero evidence of.
I prefer to think, and not just go with the herd--any herd. (Which is why I don't watch TV.)