| − | Big Tech has evolved into a form of [[monopoly|monopolistic]] [[corporatism]], asserting more and more control over personal freedoms and privacy. The technology in the hands of Big Tech - the microchip, the cell phone, GPS tracking - was developed for military use by taxpayers through the [[DARPA]] program. Patents are now held by private [[technocrat]]s who wish to remake the world into their own ideological image by destroying [[Constitutional]] rights - freedom of speech, religion, freedom of association and other basic rights. | + | Big Tech has evolved into a form of [[monopoly|monopolistic]] [[corporatism]], asserting more and more control over personal freedoms and privacy. The technology in the hands of Big Tech - the microchip, the cell phone, GPS tracking - was developed for military use by taxpayers through the [[DARPA]] program.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwnPgscg0vU&t=502s Is There a Global War Coming?], George Friedman at Brain Bar, [[Youtube]], Jul 7, 2017.</ref> Patents are now held by private [[technocrat]]s who wish to remake the world into their own ideological image by destroying [[Constitutional]] rights - freedom of speech, religion, freedom of association and other basic rights. |