The Neo-Dictatorship
The Neo-Dictatorship (2024)
Imagine if there were an established elite of billionaires, governments, and big corporations who wanted dictatorial power to control everything globally. However, they couldn't simply impose power to establish this new regime; it would certainly face backlash from the population.
So what could they do? Imagine if they could disguise everything they wanted to accomplish under the guise of virtues, all in the name of our own good. For example, if they wanted to control food, they could target farmers and impose new regulations, taxes, or even demand their land, making it impossible for smaller farmers to maintain their production and land. This elite could then proceed to buy their land at cheaper prices, maintaining their monopoly, all in the name of saving the planet from excessive carbon emissions.
Imagine if they wanted to control money and consequently people. They could plan to extinguish paper money and create a CBDC or Central Bank Digital Currency in which all your transactions are monitored by the government, and your money could be instantly frozen if you commit any act that displeases the government's eye. Or maybe you've already reached your limit amount of gas for your car, or meat for the week… But all of this, obviously, is created to make your life easier – no need to carry physical cash and the ease of instant money transfers without fees or the need for an intermediary bank.
Imagine if they wanted to control what people can and cannot say, in other words, censorship. They could argue that all social media and the internet needed government regulation. Not to silence you, of course not! But to combat misinformation, hate speech, and for the safety of children (even though there are already laws agains these). Keeping in mind that the same government would be the arbiter of what would be considered misinformation.
Imagine if you wanted to control the mainstream media. They could simply become the most significant donors and advertisers of these companies (even though most of them are already owned by this Elite). But make no mistake, this is merely to support traditional media and help you receive firsthand unbiased and reliable sources of news.
Imagine if they wanted a great reset that crashed the whole financial system and made all people financially dependent on the government. They could just devalue the currency by printing more money, raise taxes on people and businesses making it unsustainable for small businesses and families to sustain themselves. They could also open borders to illegal immigration, creating a chaotic situation that demands even more money (taxes, inflation or debt), creating wars that waste billions and billions of taxpayer money to support death. But make no mistake, all of this is for our own good; it is in order to help those in need. It’s about love and empathy; it’s about embracing the parenthood of the state.
This is all fictional. But just imagine if this were to be true?
”As many have warned in the past, freedom is unlikely to be lost all at once and openly. It is far more likely to be eroded away, bit by bit, amid glittering promises and expressions of noble ideas.” - Thomas Sowell
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