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
Some of us see our minds like muscles
Along with the theme of cultural bias, this line underscores the fact that ethical/moral, doctrinal/ideological, social, and aesthetic values are all social constructs. As the Trilateral Commission briefly discussed in their 1975 report  Crisis of Democracy  (pg. 34): 
 And they [teachers] are, even more than other intellectuals, directly confronted with the revolution of human relations that perturbs their traditional mode of social control 
 This was in regards to modern day “education”. It’s goal is not to foster inquiry and creation nor to internalize those significant treasures of the past, but rather, social control. This was said regarding the rise of mass media (pg. 35): 
 It has made it impossible to maintain the cultural fragmentation and hierarchy that was necessary to enforce traditional forms of social control…the main impact of these changes, of course, is visibility. The only real event is the event that is reported and seen. 
 The idea that government control & authority in a democratic state requires some conspiracy is unfounded. This document was readily released to the public; it’s something they rationalize, not something they hide.
FCK THE BELIEFS