Kayla Salyer, Louis Althusser and Karl Marx

Looking back on the discussion of Louis Althusser and Karl Marx, I find myself questioning everything I have thought was solid for a long time. I thought I had control of my actions, my surroundings, my own mind for god's sake. Now, to my despair, I am forced to face the reality. A variety of ideologies has taught me what to think and how to think. It has formed my opinions without my permission and limited my existence. Alright, maybe this is a bit of an overstatement. But I am forced to find myself stuck between a rock and a hard place.
One example of this lack of control is from Louis Althusser in his essay 'Ideology and  Ideological State Apparatuses', in which we can see the perpetuation of inequality by every individual. For example, I believe everyone should get an education. In reality, I don't at all. I would like to think these nice thoughts while I sit in my air conditioned bedroom, writing on my ridiculously over priced laptop, while eating as much food as I please. Yet the reality is that I do not wish this. If I did, and if it was true, than our entire system would collapse.
We can't see ideology, we can't escape ideology. Ideology has its grip on us like the universe has its grip on the world. We can reach Mars, we can reach the Moon, we can even reach the stars, yet we will constantly be surrounded in space, in the universe. There is no way to escape. The only thing that we can do is see ideology for what it really is, and how it can manipulate us in ways we may not like. To be aware of how our social structure has been built, is the best that we can do. As bad as these ideologies sound, how else would we form the world? There will always be ideologies, are ours the right one?