Some friends of mine and I (as well as probably tens of thousands of other people) like to play this computer game of which one of the latest versions is called Civilization . One starts in early pre-history (around the time of the great pyramids) and builds a ciilization that hopefully will come to dominate and not be subsumed by others. In the later stages of the game at the dawn of industrialisation a civilization can started adopting ideologies. Of the three to choose from, the U.S. has obviously chosen freedom. The others are order and autocracy.
Choosing an ideology doesn't mean one can stay with it. Depending on various factors one could be forced to adopt another more popular ideology. It would appear that the U.S. is on course to changing ideology from freedom to autocracy. Part of the impetus (in the game) for change is unhappiness of which a high level can result in armed rebels appearing and cities to separate and join another civilization, as well as hum-drum economical and other effects.
Of course it is not a sophisticated simulation but I wonder what's driving ideological change.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/8930/Sid_Meiers_Civilization_V/
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