From time to time, the "haves" of society shape and manipulate the type of information the "have-nots" absorb and become. The "haves" tamper with information so to control the type of thoughts and actions the "have-nots" might conjure. If the "have-nots" were free to think freely, they might challenge the status quo. If the current state of affairs is modified, "the haves" might lose their status as "the haves" and the power they're accustom to. The accumulation of each instance has birthed an illusion and every person is subject to the misinformation. To make matters worse, most people are born with a trusting mindset and do not expect the deception. Nor are they prepared for it. The mystery is worldwide and evident throughout written history. The manner in which the world is presented isn't complete and fabrications are scattered throughout the chronology. Table of Contents Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Ante Bellum Disagreement over the Social Contract Near Defeat The Old is New Decoding Life Bread and Circuses Dead Heroes and Gangsters To Believe Artificial Inflation The Big O Pleasure-Seekers Abstinence Love as a Distraction Soulmate The Art of Mating Liquor, Nicotine, and Things Alcohol and Disunity Individuality A False Notion of Success Sheep Make Sheep Gears and Grease The Chase How They Do It Master and Servant To Want To Repeat Provocateur To Submit To Sacrifice Chapter 2: Chameleon Tricked Ancient Tricks Weapons of Mass Confusion The Repeaters Kim K and the Band Cloaked Tentacles Matryoshka Creature of Compromise Whom to Blame? Skipping Rocks Timeout Chapter 3: Gubernatio Burning Barriers and Cracked Dams Puppets The Pact Between Past People Deliberate Deception The Divine Right of Kings Donald Trump Party Loyalty Yesterday is Today Platonopolis No Society Wants You to Become Wise His Story A Flower in February Newish World Chapter 4: Self-Sabotage Comatose Controlled Conflict and Disunity Self-Inflicted Anomie Uncle Toms The Nature of the Human Deficient is Public Education Built to Become King of the Castle Complex The Rise of the Caveman Caveman-Like Misplaced Hate To Sacrifice II Why Him? Enemies Chapter 5: The Last Hope The Family Divide Single Parents FX in Head Broken Connections Raining Snake-Oil: The Last Line of Defence Shadow and Light Angels or Demons Glossary