/// I dispute that I am 'brainwashed' by anyone, and at approaching 61, I well remember the days before political correctness got out of hand. ///
Well at least we are making progress, at least you are admitting the political correctness has got out of hand.
/// No it's not the same thing - which is why I was at pains to illustrate the difference - the man in the pub's views are heard by anyone within a ten-foot radius who is interested in listening, a radio presenter has an audience of tens of thousands. ///
The people in the pub within the ten-foot radius, have no alternative to listening to the man's views (unless of cause they leave the pub) but the radio listeners who get annoyed or may object to the man's views, can always change stations or turn off their radios.
It is that easy, I do it all the time when I hear some of the Leftist bile that is sometimes spewed out, by Leftish radio stations and some of their broadcasters.