Realistic it is I think.
The developed world, the world in development are governed by narrow minded people.
The self inflicted financial thresholds force them to take decisions they ignore the consequences.
Most of what happens nowadays it was foretold.

Consequence of PC, political correctness: 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/06/one-man-foresaw-woke-tyranny-graham-linehan-trans-arrest/