8 Monkeys, Programming Behavior

 (This is reportedly based on an actual experiment conducted in the U.K.)

 Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook  Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are  sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable. Soon enough,  whenever a monkey  attempts to climb the ladder,  all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him  and beat him up. Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts  to climb the ladder.

 One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put  in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why  none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious. But undaunted, he  immediately begins to climb the ladder.  All the other monkeys fall  upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why.  However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder.

 A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer  again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer  the crap out of him.  This includes the previous new monkey, who,  grateful that he's not on the receiving end this time, participates  in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However,  he has no idea why he's attacking the new monkey.

 One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. Eight new monkeys  are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water.  None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will  enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why.

 * This is how the status quo or the main stream media controls most of us.*