This is how all US government works. US and the Mericanized EU works by lobbying, information management, and threats/gifts to people with a Tie.
Capitalism makes sure we have 'one vote pr Dollar', instead of 'one vote pr human'. This is not "Democracy", so we in the West ARE in a fascist controlled society, and have been for most of our lifetimes. Check out our votes in UN, and see how we have supported US in all their insanity for ages. We supported Israel, ISIS, Kurds and all other bad players that US wants our elite and us to support.
EU for profit media works the same as in US and are being paid to output certain information, and not other information. EU media soes not deliver 'truth' - they are corporations. So EU elites are manipulating their populations also. Find out how the rich uckers manipulate our own 'Democracy' in our own countries. It works the same, but less openly than in the US cesspool..