A new Declaration of Independence does appear to be in order, I’ll grant you that.
I’ve also recently referred to the “hollowed out” metaphor. Did you ever see Invasion oF the Body Snatchers with Donald Sutherland? I think it was made in the late ‘70’s. It carries this frightening metaphor to a petrifying conclusion when it comes to society at large.
I did see it. As a matter of fact, I’ve often referred to the leftist ‘woke’ as mindless “pod people”.