States of fear.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_complex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico-media_complex

As you garners more control, as it may seemed; it is actually pushing the other way around. And thing falters quickly beyond grasp when you hold things too tightly, like sand, and loses over the state of equilibrium, creating imbalance over the entire system.