The individual mindset is the greatest threat they face. At the risk of offending some folks, individuality fades in urban settings. The residents may not know it but over time they have come to act like bees. The goal is a global beehive!
"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe".
Thomas Jefferson
“They want everyone clustered up and easy to control.”
Exactly. The POV is the biggest boost to personal freedom in history and that’s why the Left hates them. They clamor for “public transportation” such as buses, subway and rail because they know they can control them. The only thing they like about roads is the patronage and make-work welfare-jobs they create.