From what I see in the "First World" governments have been incrementally converted into plutocracies. Trans-national corporations and their executives dictate

From what I see in the "First World" governments have been incrementally converted into plutocracies. Trans-national corporations and their executives dictate the actions and decisions of the government of the day. Elections for the most part are well orchestrated illusions perpetuated by the media, which of course is a key component of the corporate megalomania. I found https://shift.newco.co/your-financial-shock-wealth-4845e6dc1d2f https://shift.newco.co/your-financial-shock-wealth-4845e6dc1... a very interesting analysis of how the masses subtly and most effectively become enslaved without raising much protest. Unfortunately, those who fail to learn from history repeat its past errors. One example comes to mind: The Roman Empire with its edict of "Bread and Circuses" -- well that too fell ... hard.