The US empire wants loyal colonies more than democratic freedom, national prosperity, in the world. That means corruption of democracy. People vote for who they are told to by media and well funded politicians, and CIA can JFK anyone they don't like. Late stage empire gets more desperate and evil in subjugating colonies.
Democracy has simply lost its ability to serve national human interests. It has become the easiest form of government to corrupt.
As they should be. US/NATO expansion is an existential threat to Russia. CIA even more brazenly embraced would divide and conquer Russia through splitting it into warring provinces. US has no intention of improving humanity/world if it reduces subjugation to the empire.