Independent thought

Today I was reading a message board that were talking about the political issues of the day.  The thing that I found out today while reading the message board is that people are so easily lead astray.  Why are  people so mailable?  I am dumbfounded.  People really believe without protest what they here in the media. People will say verbatim what they hear in the media and make it gospel.  It is reprehensible!!!