I was hesitant to make this post due to the sensitive nature of politics today, but this was too good of a perception not to share. Please note that I consider myself neither a lefty or righty in this battle. Im looking at it as objective as possible.
The Left
In the left hand we have the pill for the illusion, symbolizing the left hand path. Left literally means when something has gone, like the sun setting on the left side of the country. Note the left side is where we have Hollywood and Silicon Valley, pretty much the dynamic duo of illusory worlds. The left hand signifies the left hand path in life.
I notice that people on the left are more concerned with group survival and politic over the individual, which is akin to the agents always trying to stop Neo. They tend to be the majority, violent in their method of dealing with the other side and irrational.
The Right.
In the right hand we have the pill for the raw truth. And how ugly is that shit right? I mean its much easier to live in the comfort of our illusions and deal with reason as little as possible. The right being the red pill makes sense as well because red signifies the sun, and it rises in the east. This is why so many eastern countries have a lot of red in their flags.
The right is more concerned with the individual and his liberty than anything else, and so it makes a lot of sense that this be Neo and those who wish to break free from the control. Neo is "The One" and you can be more individual than that.
Now I understand my perception here may seem as if it is in favor of one side of the political spectrum, but it is not. We are not seeing a true left vs right play out in the media.
Fist we have to understand that media inherently leans left.
We know this because left/right is the same as saying liberal/conservative.
Media, if it seeks to get ratings or views, must conserve nothing and instead liberate its viewers. If the entertainment has X amount of blood one year, it needs X+1 the next, or no one is going to tune into it. It has an inherent left trajectory because it must meet the demands of the people who want more. Its like a drug.
So what happens after decades of giving us the news? Wouldnt we expect an aligning more with liberals over conservatives? Is this not why Hollywood is overwhelmingly in support of the left?
Again, the truth is that we are not seeing right vs left on the news media. We are seeing extreme left vs left and right. We have gone too far left and are in the midst of a painful correction, but dont worry, we cant possible get into that far right category they are making us so afraid of. The best we will do is to get closer to the center but still very left. We have been taken away by the masterful liberal artistry of Hollywood and mass media.
But I still prefer slightly left. I like illusion, life would be so dry without it, but in moderation of course, because again, we have just gone too far into the illusion. Once we start going too far into the right, it will be just another type of ugly, but again, its way to far from our extreme left position to worry about.
Remember that the left hand is controlled by the right brain. This is why they have all of the creative people. The left is more fun. Conversely, the right hand is the left brain, concerned with structure and rules. We need both hands, but fuck, we need to get back to some basic logic and reason. We need to go right, but not into the right.
I hope I explained this well, because I dont want people fighting in the comments section. I feel that there are a lot of true liberals that just because they are right of the extreme left, they are mistaken for the right and opposed very irrationally. This is a very ugly political show.
So what do you think? Were the Watchowski brothers on to something?
With love,
Doc