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That's where I win my argument. But it's called a change in culture, not brainwashing. I dont want to transform them to dumb people, and I would never like to keep people from having oppinoins. I'd rather "brainwash" them to pacifists, hippies, lovers of peace and other people.
I fail to see how you've won the argument. I'm not familiar with Norwegian culture, but I HAVE seen this both in America and in parts of Europe such as England and France.
Essentially, we've been brainwashed into materialism and non-thinking. And yes, you would be brainwashing them. And it wouldn't be for the better either. The thing with your ideals, is what do you do to those who disagree? You know, there are a lot of people who say "I'm going to stand up and fight for what I believe in, I REFUSE to let someone trample over my rights." What happens to these people? They don't agree with you and they don't fit in your world view. They don't believe entirely with what you arbitrarily decide to be what is right.
However, they'll be a hell of a lot better equipped to deal with the people who say "Wow! Look at all these wimpy pacifists! I'm going to start taking what I want from them because they won't fight back, they'll just lie down and take it!"
And I am going to state right now that I do not believe total brainwashing is possible. There are always people who will rebel against something. People are who they are, and some people just have the inherent belief that might makes right. If you are going to be a pacifist, just hand over all your property to them now, because they're going to have no qualms about beating you until you give it to them.