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Neither of those links have anything to do with people having a choice to be less gulible. They are just definitions of the words with examples of use. Gullibility is a personal trait, not a choice. You mention accessing proper mental healthcare... good luck in the US. Besides, these people are being fed the line that they aren't the ones who need help. Not to mention being convinced that the mental health professionals are transition toddler between sexes (which of course they aren't). So they avoid even seeking the care.
But that's my point regarding healthcare. You guys just accept the status quo and this is where it has gotten you. It was never always like this in America; it's just that the noose has slowly been tightening around your necks and you just... Let it be.
It's always a choice. You can stand there with your mouths agape and be fed with hook, line and sinker. Or you can choose to seek out the information, have conversations, choose to listen and process, choose to be open minded...
Just like choosing to bury your head in the sand is also a choice. A Florida rep recently chose to ignore evidence and reality and blame the opposition for almost dying after having an abortion. She can also afford mental healthcare but obviously chooses not to.
Avoidance is still a choice. Remaining apathetic is a choice. Remaining ignorant is a choice. Voting for a felon, for a second time, is a choice.
The thing I disagree with is the choice part. You are basically saying that people who have been brainwashed should choose to get the help needed to undo the brainwashing that convinced them that only evil people could have been brainwashed and that they are the most virtuous and righteous people to have ever lived. That just doesn't work, that is why interventions exist.