The matrix is called democracy.

There are five things that people like to think about themselves.

1. They like to think they are free.
2. They like to think they are in control.
3. They like to think they have it all figured out.
4. They like to think they are never wrong.
5. They like to think they are good and moral, and doing the right thing.

Democracy is used to fool people into thinking they are a free people. However, the truth is democracy robs freedom of choice from minorities and from individuals. Also, democracy can be manipulated through propaganda, which can sway the vote in favor of those controlling to narrative being spewed through the mainstream propaganda media.

Democracy is used to fool people into thinking that they are free people and that they are in control when indeed they are not.

"Taxation without representation" is another term used to convince people that they free and not slaves, when the truth is they are slaves. The true definition of "taxation without representation" is when the government forces you to pay for something that you don't want, you never ask for, and very often it is something you are strongly opposed to.

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If you can guide someone to come up with a thought that you want them to think, then they will think it is their own thought. And once that happens, they will never want to be near impossible to change their mind.

This is what Marxists are doing in public schools right now us Paulo Friere's "critical pedagogy" with the social emotional learning and the comprehensive sex education and stuff like that. They are getting young minds to come up with thoughts that Marxists want them to think, and then the leftists basically have the kids for life as activists.

Get the kids to think that they figured it out on their own, that they are doing the right thing, and the kids will never want to be wrong, and will fight for what they were brainwashed and believing.