"...properties that we cannot manage or reorient toward a different political worldview."

Where there's the will there's a way. The problem is one of political will, not of technological ability.

"Yet I also do not believe that the theory of the "free marketplace of ideas" is viable without a strong component of critical thought materialized across global citizenry—one that enables people to discern and verify every proposition."

There are matters beyond our reach, but evolution reaches every matter.

"...ICT-based subversion..."

What is ICT?

Thanks!