lobotomization

The lobotomization of the average American citizen continues apace.

Think Progress » James Dobson to start new nonprofit and radio show, giving him ‘greater leeway to hold forth on politics.’ 2010

But seriously, those of you looking for a fast-track to lobotomization should go right ahead and read the large amount of comments left on the Examiner "report," but we'll sum it up here for you: the right-wingers don't like it, the left-wingers seem apathetic, and the whole thing turns into a ridiculous pissing contest between Obamans and Reaganites about health care.

DCist 2009

By your line of reasoning, people are simple machines, so those who do wrong have no choice in the matter, and are thus best dealt with by either mass lobotomization or systematic extermination, for the "good of society".

Porcupine blog 2008

Some critics believe Sam is actually lobotomized at the film’s end, and the fact that the torture instrument being brought toward his face is a lobotomization tool supports this; however, the tool is also designed specifically to destroy the frontal lobe of the brain, which would not cause enough brain damage to explain Sam’s catatonic state.

ideonexus.com » 2005 » May 2005

Some critics believe Sam is actually lobotomized at the film’s end, and the fact that the torture instrument being brought toward his face is a lobotomization tool supports this; however, the tool is also designed specifically to destroy the frontal lobe of the brain, which would not cause enough brain damage to explain Sam’s catatonic state.

Terry Gilliam’s Brazil 2005

"self-lobotomization" of U.S. foreign policy that results from shutting out dissenting voices.

Dedefensa 2009