It's definitely a valid hypothesis....
....but how do they avoid the blowback. I'm not just talking about guillotines here, but the whole idea of us even needing a central authority?
If they go the Pol Pot route we end up with poverty and stagnation....but they maintain control. If they go the way you're suggesting they get innovation and progressiveness....but they lose control.
If the psychopaths have a major weakness it's hubris. I think they genuinely don't see (or value) the innovation that can flourish in a free society. Psychopaths crave dominion over others and thrive on control. I can't see them giving that up at any cost.
We don't want to assume it's aggressive. It might be defensive. Between 3D printed firearms, decentralised money and an anticipated deluge of hungry, technologically unemployed people, it might be more about keeping what they have. I've said from the start it feels like a 30 year plan crammed into 3.
I totally agree. The old systems have been breaking down and alternatives are threatening to disrupt their control, and that disruption has been accelerating in recent years.
To me this all looks like a "double down" type of approach, maybe even a pre-emptive strike from the old order. They are going for broke and yes, perhaps cramming 30 years into 3 because the clock is running out on them.....but that just reinforces that this is all about shoring up their control and dominion, not anything that could be remotely considered benevolant or progressive.