This song from my teen years is becoming more prophetic every day:
Mike and The Mechanics-Silent Running
https://youtu.be/Ddi2TBnzdPo?list=RDDdi2TBnzdPo
Forgot all about that song - thanks for the reminder.
Back then, our music and books, etc., warned us about an all-powerful government.
We all should start a thread, creating a list.