Are there any folks here to whom it is starting to dawn what is really going on here; a transatlantic prison planet where you can do nothing without your priso

Are there any folks here to whom it is starting to dawn what is really going on here; a transatlantic prison planet where you can do nothing without your prison wardens, formerly known as politicians, bureaucrats, and generally awful people knowing more about you than you do and being able to terrorize and torment you if you oppose or inconvenience them?