You might like this graphic. It shows the disinformation pathway you just described, but in graphic form. https://files.catbox.moe/fm28ze.pdf
Missing the human story. I'm sorry for your friend. But don't blame yourself - in Covid times someone would've gotten to him, and you're still there for him.
My kids, and a bunch of other people, think I'm crazy too. But I'm careful --- I don't push it too much, and we can talk about other things, so nobody's broken off contact with me. But it's a real danger, and folks need to be careful.
Not sure why you call it the architecture of 2008, since it started long before, even your own example of Citibank-Travelers was under Clinton in the 1990's. But the path to commoditize everything and prioritize monopolistic corporations over people is certainly accurate.
If NATO infrastructure was used, it would justify immediate exit. I've heard about specific countries contributing to the steal, especially the intelligence agencies, but haven't heard specifically about NATO being involved.
There are many countries involved.
But for name-dropping tomorrow, Venezuela and Iran come to mind. I doubt he'll name the full collection of countries, which would include most of the EU, China, Venezuela, Pakistan, Mexico, Canada, and various others.
A week ago I was speaking with a medical student doing an internship at a hospital - she told me that half the doctors are losing faith in the system, not knowing if they are doing good or harm. I was surprised to hear it, and glad they are waking up, even belatedly.