I am be very cynical, but as long as there is power to consolidate there will be a struggle for it.

This is a constant game being played on the populace. Not from Russia to the US. From those seeking to control to the controlled.

> openness, freedom, independence are just tools

tools are only are good as the user. I had a friend in high school that lost 2 fingers to a tablesaw. I don't anyone thought it was used against him.