Maybe. But there is one big difference here. An elephant in the room. The author approached the topic but failed to address it.
AI.
Imagine the capability of an AI. An AI could have information on all recorded human intelligence on human conflict and human psychology. For example, an AI might be able to access, analyze, then apply all known data on combat actions and psychology in all documented human history to a conflict. A meat General relies on his experience of 40 years (10 of it relevant) and the shit he read, which is maybe 20 books. He forgot 10 of them. Who will probably win this engagement? The AI comes up with five strategies ranked by probability of success in three seconds. A meat General has to think on a strategy for a while.
I suspect this is what they have been using against us. The success of “they” has been remarkable. No government could have pulled this off. I noticed several things in 2020 straight away.
1. They were entirely unconcerned about elections.
2. They moved out, totally unconcerned about the insanity of their policies.
3. They appeared to be picking a fight with half the country at every possible opportunity. (I think they already have their game-plan worked out).
4. The western world was coordinating in lock-step.
These things are very strange. What’s even more strange is that here in 2023, it appears they have been wildly successful, and they still aren’t worried about anything.
Something is giving them confidence. Something is giving them their moves. And it appears to be batting 1000.
I thought about AI as I read the article, too. But to the extent AI may be what our present elites are relying on, when the elites fall out amongst themselves, which side does AI favor? And when does AI decide all the elites are unworthy?
Besides, most of the 4 points you list might also be due to extreme arrogance backed up by coincidence and lucky-for-now chance. Ignorance can succeed for a while. When things need fixing or new challenges arrive, ignorance generally fails.
Until proven otherwise, I prefer to consider AI simply a more dangerous Tower of Babel, brought about by human hubris and arrogance.