Some thoughts traveled from distant places
Are not born within our borders
And must pass through heightened security fortified by age old tradition
The norms of societal culture
The misgivings of prejudice and misplaced judgement
In order to arrive peacefully in our minds
Our minds are high-walled fortresses
Where Security Councils gather to preserve comfort
Enforce what we have been taught to value
And discern and determine what is real
We depend on our minds to guide and aid us from one day to the next
This line evokes the  U.N. Security Council,  which is a tragic caricature of global diplomacy and peacekeeping. It’s only discernible function seems to be  legitimizing U.S. military aggression , and protecting strategic interests of the 5 permanent members. Its harshest critics have called it the “pillar of global apartheid.” However, when pressured by the American public and international advocates, the Security Council has taken some action to  end genocides  just before it’s too late. 
 The United Nations, which was created “to prevent the scourge of war,” has become an instrument of war. 
 -Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark 
 This metaphor is probably in reference to the 5th line regarding prejudice and misplaced judgements. Biases tend to comfort us and relieve  cognitive dissonance , whether true or not.
FCK THE BELIEFS