Power hungry hounds leapt ahead as industry rolled into the twentieth century and by the end of the world wars, empire had gone electric, presenting itself as the world leader, showcasing itself as THE model of representative democracy while installing a grid of military bases and business friendly autocrats around the globe and now, here we are, just like so many empires before; crumbling from within for being abandoned, and rebellion from without by those who were shackled by either the pen or the bullet.
Red or blue, it hasn’t mattered. Greed and avarice will wear any coat that works, and all of us, to varying degrees, participate, knowingly or not.
Read the article. How much can you disagree with.
For those who want Colonel Douglas McGreagor to catch you up, here’s this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1PrGUFq1xE