its government continues taking measures to weaken the grid rather than to bolster it.

All by design. Enjoy Weimar Republic redux.

as planned, it is a way to strip your freedom

use the car ? wait wait, are you a "good" citizen ?

heat yourself ? no can do, buddy, need to slave more

eat ? whoa whoa, you even want to eat ? card declined here, too much co2

the sheeple around cannot see an incoming anvil falling from the sky even if right under it