by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | June 30, 2019

Why did ‘The Matrix’ resonate with so many? Because the world we live in and think we know so well was created by others for their benefit; and we all know this to some degree. It’s like a splinter in our brain.

“What you know you can’t explain, but you feel it. You’ve felt it your entire life, that there’s something wrong with the world. You don’t know what it is, but it’s there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.” –Morpheus

This latticework of myths and brainwashing has been going on since the beginning of written history and likely before. The question for the elite–our rulers, masters, etc. –is how to control and manage the vast unwashed masses of humanity? The evidence this is true surrounds all of us, if we are willing to observe without prejudice; however, others like Cypher (below) prefer eating the steak despite knowing it is all a hoax.

Cypher: “You know, I know this steak doesn’t exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss.”

Here’s a smattering of some of the myths I was born into and believed completely:
• Truth and Justice are the American way
• America is a peaceful country trying to spread democracy across the world
• Experts and authorities have the right answers and can be trusted
• The FBI is here to protect us
• The CIA is necessary and all the bad things they do are to protect our national security
• World War II was necessary to rid the world of evil Hitler
• Hitler gassed six million Jews
• A single gunman who was a communist shot and killed JFK
• The Vietnam War was a mistake – we were just trying to rid the world of communism

Since the attacks on 9/11 and our government’s preposterous explanation, I have taken the time and care to look deeper and more carefully at supporting historical documents that can only be proven – not guessed at. This exercise required an examination of many heretofore unexamined assumptions which led me to some hard, cold facts that are indisputable. It also taught me how to research so that I do not accept the first opinion or theory that resonates with my existing biases.

My conclusion is that we do live in a matrix; though not as technologically cool as presented in the 1999 movie ‘The Matrix’; but as our technology improves, we are getting closer.