Authoritarianism is fine to live under if you are a sheep and ask no questions and are paid an income are well fed and entertained. Start asking questions or getting under the surface of the regime's motives and expect some digital privileges to be cut off or a late night knock on your door in either China or Russia. After all Putin was KGB.
To keep it in context George Bush senior ran the CIA briefly in the 70s then became VP under Reagan and after Reagan was shot as a warning by Hinckley, whose brother had mysteriously met with Bush's brother in the days before , Bush was effectively the President for nearly 12 years and again for another 8 years when Bush Jr was in. Bush Sr was an extremely powerful war mongerer and Obama is trying to manoeuvre himself to a similar position after 12 years with himself and then Biden's presidency then Kamala if she wins is likely to have him in her ear dictating policy. USA is moving in that same direction as Russia and China slowly. Digital privileges being cut off are already a thing and those late night door knocks are not far away. Be compliant be dumb be happy or else.
Gold and Silver are the enemy of that and they'll talk it down whenever they can.
