This is a subject I talk about a lot — even my show (Nox Mente) dives into these waters. I agree that one must talk about these things, that we must not fear the strange backlash from looking at what is really going on. I love how you worked this into a poem — And I love poetry that braids in these rather touchy subjects as a means to possibly be more “palpable” for people to digest by shinning a light on the subject.

Even though this a truly dark subject, you leave the piece with a sentence, a thread, a life-line, of hope. To “acknowledge” something is a big step for some, it is something brought into view for examination, this allows one’s cognitive teeth to chew the fodder and determine a judgment, and you give steps to do so:
“The programming can be subverted.
It must be talked about.
It must be exposed.”

Very well rounded bit of writing on a dark subject. :)