I think you may be right. From my perspective, it appears that for the first time since WWII, the us is in real danger of losing its hegemony. There are other factors but I believe this is the biggest reason the deep state is unleashing their tools of surveillance, censorship and control in ways we haven't seen before in terms of visibility if not also breadth and force. They've always done this, but as theyre global power and dominance is threatened, the tighten their grip to such an extent that it's becoming harder and harder not to see the man behind the curtain, so to speak. I do think more people are waking up to this and are starting to really push back. The popularity of independent media and the waning influence of traditional media are a sign of this shift. The people clinging to facade and those trying to preserve the power structures of the 20th century are certainly the loudest right now but the dam is breaking. Perhaps I'm an optimist, but that's what it looks like to me