Robert Putnam's book "Bowling Alone" surveys the decline of American social engagement and social capital from the 1950s onward.

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When centralization becomes excessive, the interests of those in control often misalign with the interests of the general public

In the United States, privacy is considered a foundational principle and a prerequisite for the Bill of Rights

Many countries in the 'ascending world' are post-communist

The terms 'First World' and 'Third World' can be replaced by the concepts of 'descending world' and 'ascending world'

Data centers are essential for any country participating in the emerging global control grid

A technical industrial complex is emerging as a new global power center based on algorithms and data

It is not possible for an individual to stop the construction of a global police and surveillance state

Throughout history, the wealthy and powerful have always centralized power and influence over any system

The world is currently undergoing a change of world order and a change of empire

The military-industrial complex is a nationalistic component of the power structure that can be co-opted by capital

To navigate the modern world, individuals must maintain both a sovereign life and a "control grid" life

The world is moving towards a state of radical centralization

Members of the Trump administration are openly reviving the economic principles of Alexander Hamilton

President William McKinley, assassinated in 1901, is described as the last "American system" president

Sun Yat-sen's "Three Principles of the People" were based on Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Many Gen Z individuals had grandparents who lost jobs due to NAFTA and parents who lost homes or pensions in 2008

In Canada, one out of every twenty deaths is from medically assisted suicide

The generation known as Gen Z has never lived in a productive society

British institutions like Chatham House were established to make the United States an enforcer of British imperial policies

Following World War I, the United States increasingly came under the influence of British imperial policy