People just have kneejerk reactions against being told what to do and what to think, in general. Doesn't matter if it's right or wrong. It is what it is.
Yeah that's the part I don't understand. Don't the people care whether what they are doing is right or wrong? Don't they have any morals or beliefs on their own? If you decide to do the opposite as you are told, then the other person is controlling you as much as the person who does what they are told.
You mean you want people to think? What a concept! :)