Nafisi In Lunsford, Pg. 909.

I like the hidden meaning behind Azar Nafisi's article. What she's saying is go against the current. Don't be a mindless zombie just plopping along, guided by society's hand like a lapdog. Think for yourself, believe in yourself and look within yourself, not outside of yourself. History is littered with people just blindly believing what they learned without a second thought. Remember the Nazis? Many people believe that most Germans think they are an Aryan race, that they want to kill who are not of the same color or beliefs. That is very untrue. What happened is that they were brainwashed by Hitler and his group of Nazis. Millions of young German men are very similar to any young men around the world, only that they had the bad luck of being influenced by the Nazis. If they thought for themselves, maybe history would be different.
Nafisi talked about broadening your horizons, and opening your eyes to different perspectives. I believe certain situations and experiences can do that. Like Huck Finn(Lunsford 2007), Huck grew to respect and view Jim as a human being because they shared their time and experiences together for a long time. I think that applies to anybody, anytime and any place.
One funny thing about people is that often they react and think unconsciously, even when they say they don't do that. A man who could have been robbed by a black man once, and never forgotten about it, even though he's not a racist, but yet when a black person walks by, he grips his wallet without thinking. Did the man react wrong? Perhaps, but is it his fault? No. He does not mean it.
Almost everything in life is acquired by repetition, including thinking for yourself. People can fall in a habit of letting others think for them for years until they don't think at all. It is the same in the opposite way. People can develop a habit of being self-conscious of who you are and what yourself truly wants in life and your own mind.
The point is, no matter who, where, when, or what, everybody should be able to think for themselves, while still listening to others' ways and opinions, but not necessary to commit to their ideals. You may not like it, but you have to respect it.