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I mean at some point, they could cross the line into warlord territory if other institutions decline too much.

It’s a dark world fantasy extrapolation parallel to ‘the handmaids tale’ or even ‘qanon’.

There are hints at the realities being described, but we really aren’t anywhere near them being accurate.



> There are hints at the realities being described, but we really aren’t anywhere near them being accurate.

The problem is that they can become a reality at the flick of a switch.


Not really.

It would take a lot more than a flick of a switch.

They are already under a lot of scrutiny from governments without having flicked such a switch (whatever you imagine that switch to do).




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