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Tara McCormack: Western Powers Removing Sovereignty From the People

Geopolitics & Empire

CHAPTER

Free Speech and Civil Liberties Under Siege

This chapter explores the alarming decline of free speech and civil liberties in Western countries, drawing unsettling parallels to Orwellian totalitarianism. It discusses the rise of governmental censorship, the criminalization of dissenting thoughts, and the manipulation of public beliefs through cognitive warfare. The conversation further examines the implications of digital surveillance, control mechanisms, and the shifting dynamics of power between elites and the general populace.

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