The question is why do people in positions of power support these ideas, what is their benefit?
The answer is, these actions keep these people in power.
For example the more regulated an industry becomes take for instance the petroleum industry, or transportation; the harder it is for competition to find upward mobility.
Global warming provides a great opportunity to burden whoever you want
and control economic competition.
Further, to dissuade societies belief that it is safe puts us more at the mercy of who is in control. That Hillary Clinton can act in a lawless fashion and have the chance of being elected president is the greatest message that can be sent to the masses. It is so that you understand we are no longer in
control of anything and unless you were willing to go along with the new ideas of who is in charge of our country then you are at the mercy of each other, which includes refugees or a released prison population, your choice.
Great and true post.