Neutrality Studies

The DESTRUCTIVE Alliance of Tech Billionaires and Military Planners | Thomas Karat

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Nov 14, 2025
In this conversation, Thomas Karat, an independent analyst and host of SaltCube Analytics, explores NATO's cognitive warfare tactics, depicting the mind as a battleground. He discusses the unsettling 'velvet cage' concept, revealing how policies gradually restrict freedoms. Karat outlines the implications of digital IDs and central bank digital currencies as tools for control. He highlights historical examples like Cambridge Analytica and warns of the dangerous convergence of state and corporate media interests, culminating in the targeting of domestic populations.
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INSIGHT

Mind As A New Domain Of War

  • NATO frames the human mind as a new domain of war alongside land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.
  • NATO warns that societal knowledge from open societies can be weaponized to manipulate cognition and behavior.
INSIGHT

EU Measures Can Circumvent Courts

  • CSFP 2025 enables travel bans and asset freezes for individuals posting views the European Council dislikes.
  • Thomas warns this circumvents courts and leaves few legal remedies for those sanctioned.
ADVICE

Treat Chat Control As A Real Threat

  • Watch proposals like 'chat control' that would force platforms to provide clear-text user communications to states.
  • Assume on-device AI and decrypted processing points can expose private data despite VPNs or encryption claims.
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