Why people let themselves be manipulated so easily?

You know I'd claim that I can't be manipulated easily because I know when someone is being manipulative but not until I met this friend of mine who manipulates stories and situations like it was a piece of cake. She'd do it without hesitation and it's like whenever she does it my mind goes black and it's like I couldn't do anything nor say a word to tell her no. I swear people like her are scary. You gotta have a huge bols to tell the likes of her to stfu

Some people really like it, some even have a kink for it

We are weak. We look for approval of others. We've been treated poorly so many times, or at least that's why I allow it to happen to myself.

someone much wiser than me whose name I don't recall once said "it's easier to believe in whatever is handed to your and told to feel good then it is to actually define what it is you believe and have the courage to defend its boundaries..."

Because Cons are so stupid, what Jim Bob told them and Fox news is the only insight they have. They are too stupid to think for themselves and must have a leader.

Thank you for an interesting question and a political one.

There are whole groups of people who are low functioning, lazy, uneducated, ignorant and aren't capable of reasoning. These people are easily duped and manipulated. they are out there and they vote....believe it!

Thinking for oneself is hard.

low self esteem and ignorance. just like the jihadist and suicide bombers.

Only liberals do.