Welcome to Steemit @iam.jasonwhite, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your post and have been researching this subject, off and on, over the years.

It seems that; what we think of as ourselves, can be easily programmed and cajoled. Whereas who we actually are, beyond words and concepts, cannot.

Luckily, there seems to be more people forced into their own awakening because of the 'obviousness' of the agenda all around us.

All the best,

Phi23