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graphs and spreadsheets , with disconcerting harmony . Capitalism had become a religion in which mysticism became rationalized through quantification and the commodification of the masses . Debates about public welfare were more like debates about social order between the rulers and the local residents who rubbed shoulders with the wealth of the rich , under the illusion that they all belonged to a marvellous country , without ever understanding that their sleep was what fed their dreams . The nation ’ s currency bore the faces of the historical heroes who had served the agendas of the sect of rulers during their elective mandates , facilitating its current apogee which had been built up over several centuries . The notions of capital and profit enjoyed undivided domination over the lives of citizens . It was a nation where the dream was no longer freedom , but the efficiency of the pecuniary interests that guaranteed the rulers ’ perpetual power over the riparians .
In Dreamland , citizens were mere cogs in a welloiled slot machine . The world of Dreamland may seem fictional , but the echoes of its structure resonate deeply with the reality of so-called Western democracies . In its romanticized version of what some minds have pompously dubbed the New World Order . The word “ synarchy ” conjures up images of harmony , of leaders of a world government , working together for the good of all .
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However , the concept takes a darker turn , and this not only in the minds of conspiracy theorists , but in a most distressing reality , visible if one is willing to see , for that is also what it is , the society where free will has been perverted to the point where only those who choose not to see their personal material interests are called upon to see . Instead of philosopher kings guiding the ship of state , it ’ s the titans of industry - technology tycoons , oil barons , hedge fund managers - who hold the rudder .
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