Indeed!!

Sorry John, it is all behind a paywall or you are asked to submit your cat and grandmother to read the article

Europa is een groot machtsblok maar moet zich ontworstelen aan het Calimero complex. USA mag niet beslissen over vrede in Ukraine, Europa heeft daar een veel prominentere rol. Zelf een plan maken. Niet dat afwachten.

Tja, dat moet je niet willen. Straks kijkt Musk met je mee als je belastingaangifte doet of een ziektekosten declaratie invult.

6️⃣ My conclusion
When:
- elections aren’t auditable
- institutions are captured
- information is manipulated
- money dominates politics

You don’t have democracy.

You have managed consent.

One man, one vote and the Constitution are not relevant in this scenario.

5️⃣ Money in politics
- Citizens United → unlimited corporate influence
- Billionaires fund candidates directly
- Policy follows donors, not voters
👉 Result: democracy becomes pay-to-play

4️⃣ Foreign leverage
- Russia benefits consistently from US instability
- Trump aligns with Putin’s geopolitical goals
- Repeated intelligence warnings ignored
👉 Result: adversaries gain strategic advantage

3️⃣ Information control
- Billionaires own almost all major media platforms
- Social media algorithms amplify outrage/propaganda
- AI + microtargeting = behavioral manipulation at scale
👉 Result: public opinion engineered

2️⃣ Institutions captured
- SCOTUS politicized
- DoJ selectively prosecutes political enemies
- FBI works as Trump's police force
- Congress intimidated/compromised
- Federalist Society + Heritage Foundation place loyalists everywhere
👉 Result: checks & balances weakened

1️⃣ Elections
- ES&S voting infrastructure lacks transparent independent oversight
- Software/firmware updates possible close to or even during elections
- Statistical anomalies in multiple swing states
- Exit polls diverge after counting phases
👉 Result: trust in outcomes cannot be verified

Well that is not true!
But this is a good move.