"Are you anti-secession?" I wouldn't be defined by an "anti-", but you hit the high points well!

There are institutions that sustain our foolishness. The indoctrination camps known as "schools" are a major part of it, rewriting history for us from a time when we are too young to know better. We can eventually be rewarded with "degrees" of indoctrination. Mine is a BS, which seems appropriate, somehow, having had to unlearn and relearn what "science" is. Then there is "the press" with its modern extensions. And more.

Some, like you, will come to see it, particularly those with an insatiable hunger for truth. Many would rather starve.