Introduction

Have you ever wondered if everything you were taught from birth was a lie? That everything they nailed into our brains in grade school was what the government needed in order to mold us into the patriotic beings we are today? I didn’t. I’ve praised this government for as long as I can remember. I am not saying I don’t believe it can make mistakes; every system of government has its areas consumed with corruption. But is that it? In history we learn about communist countries across seas that are thought from birth what they are suppose to know to be true. North Korea, for example, is thought that their ruler is equivalent to a god and that all good that comes to them is because of him. These children know no better but to believe this and grow up to praising this man because that was all they were ever taught. We sit here and think how stupid they must be for believing that lie or how scared they must be for obliging. But can’t the same thing be happening to us? How are we so sure that everything we learned from the time we were younger until now is the truth? Think about it, all the lesson plans and textbooks are issued by the government; they tell us what we need to learn that year and give us state tests insuring that we in fact did learn it. We think it is so we aren’t behind, for the good of our education, but could there be a hidden agenda? There maybe things we are blind to because we never bothered to ask any questions. The same can go for our religions. Religion and the government are two huge powers governing our lives today but no one wonders what it is it they are really making us do. Their intentions seem good, they always do. I’m not saying I believe any of this, because some of the theories are so farfetched that it is hard to even consider them true. All I am saying is open up your minds because you never really know for sure what is going on. Up until now I had been very closed minded until someone very close to me help me realized that before sticking to beliefs you must justify them and really do your research. Life isn’t a game. Those people in North Korea could be looking at us just the same, laughing about how stupid we are for believing our government. It’s possible, but the question is, who will have the last laugh?