I’m sure you saw the movie “The Matrix”. Here is a brief synopsis from the Internet if you have not seen the movie:

“In the near future, Computer hacker Neo is contacted by underground freedom fighters who explain
that reality as he understands it is actually a complex computer simulation called the Matrix. Created
by a malevolent Artificial Intelligence, the Matrix hides the truth from humanity, allowing them to live a
convincing, simulated life in 1999 while machines grow and harvest people to use as an ongoing
energy source. ”

Here is Morpheus explaning the Matrix to Neo:

Morpheus:
“The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you’re inside, you look around,
what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are
trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our
enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of
them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.”

So what am I talking about when I’m talking about The Matrix in my blog? I’m talking about an
American society that is driven by debt and greed. I’m talking about a mad dash to consumerism drivin
by the major corporations through everything from newspapers to movies to TV to the Internet. I’m
talking about the Sheeple living their lives by what they perceive their lives are supposed to be which is formed and shaped by the corporations. People have to have the newest I-Phone, they have to have the latest model H-2, they have to have those pair of $60 jeans because they have a pop stars name on the ass or were made by some designer who is incapable of pronouncing their name the way it is spelled.

The Matrix is alive and well!

Most of this society is living in The Matrix which is designed by corporations and force fed them by
television, movies and other forms of advertising. The Sheeple have become the “batteries” that power
The Matrix. They may not be enclosed in capsules as in the movie but nevertheless, they are just as
enslaved
.
The Sheeple lives their lives the way that the corporations want them to. Drink Starbucks, pay $2.00
for a bottle of water that is not that much different than tap water, buy the newest mobile phone to
replace the one that went obsolete 2 days after they bought it 6 months ago. Drink water with vitamins in it. Feel down? Take this pill! Too much energy? Take that pill! Got some syndrome? Take another pill and when all these pills cause side effects, take more pill for the side effects. Over 50% of the people in this country are taking at least one prescription medication for a chronic condition. Why is that? Are we really that sick? Or is the Matrix keeping us medicated into compliance?

I fucked up. I took the red pill. I see what is going on. If only I had taken the blue pill then I might be
able to sit glued to American Idol and Survivor on TV without having the desire to shoot the damn
thing!

We have become a weak country of sheeple whose lives are driven by the programming that is
downloaded into them by The Matrix called corporate America and our government.

Morpheus: This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the
story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill -
you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.