Re Your: “this explains the continued march towards to authoritarianism in all Western countries … including America ”
In my view the global Feds and deep state authoritarianism ended in the USA starting with 9/11/01, and confirmed in the 2008 financial crisis, and Trump getting elected was more confirmation of reversal of the past USA getting brainwashed and screwed by foreign global special influence and killing the US economy.
The authoritarianism is ending in the USA out of necessity. You name it. The EPA and more miles per gallon, men in girls sports etc etc etc. Who cares about Europe? They like wars. Let them play Army and blow themselves up if they want.
They shoved the Fed Res Act of 1913 down our throats so we could finance foreign wars. WW I WW II Korea Vietnam etc etc. Its over for the global deep state and their authoritarianism over the USA.
