Re: origin of the phrase, “~20 % of the Modern Human Words that Are Good and Useful”, see here.
Although I have not seen a comparably close and careful discussion of the nature and portent of the US federal government’s ham-handed reactions and responses to the civil events that took place in Washington, DC, on January 6th, 2021, there is very great similarity between what happened1 in the US then — and what just took place in Canada.
For a one hour, very focused and intense analysis of Trudeau Jr. Administration’s recent ‘communication’ with Canadian truckers and other Canadian citizens between Rex Murphy and Jordan Peterson, see:
Directly-related news stories can be found here: https://pjmedia.com/columns/david-solway-2/2022/02/19/requiem-for-a-nation-n1560630 and https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/02/the-democrats-selective-authoritarianism.php (66% of US Democrats approve Trudeau’s actions while 17% disapprove; only 8% of US Republicans approve Trudeau’s actions while 87% disapprove; and 74% of American independent voters approve of Trudeau’s and 21% disapprove. Like with Canadian ‘Liberals’ it is very clear that authoritarianism nestles comfortably inside the American ‘Left’.)
This particular instance of US government blundering is still ricocheting around inside the US court system.