Humans have been programmed from the day they are born. Their parents begin passing on the program that were used on them throughout their lives. We build our ego states around the knowledge we acquire as we grow. This ego state defines who we are, how we are perceived by others and ourselves. Our jobs, family, life styles are encompassed in this ego state. Anything that challenges that ego state will be met with rebellion, cognitive dissonance and outright anger.

The "Matrix" movie has a line that best defines our battles:

The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.