Both are true. Carey Wedler's most recent video reminds us how over the long arc of time people are waking up to the true nature of those who would rule over us. They might get everything, absolutely everything they want, but that will be their demise. I don't fully understand how or why but, regardless of their machinations, the disaster cycle that we as a species survived the last time it came around is more important than what our rulers want. The resiliency of our local communities is more important than what our governments want.