It seems counter intuitive but most oppressive regimes stay in power because of the support of the very same people they are oppressing the most.
Doesn’t make sense, right? Wrong, let Morpheus explain it:
… that system is our enemy but when you’re inside and 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 enemies. You have to understand most of these people are not ready to be unplugged and many of them are so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it …