I agree that the monetary system and its sustenance is the lever of oppressive power. While the States are still doing rather well in terms of free speech, the EU & UK are quickly crumbling. Those targeted most viciously are those who depart from the narrative of the unelected bureaucrats. A good place to keep abreast of what is going on in the EU is https://voiceofeurope.com/.

Minority Report was, in my opinion, an exercise in predictive programming. The expert systems to predict crime are already up and running. People have had their doors knocked on and been warned by the police because the computer said they were a risk. It is getting seriously creepy.