Broadely , I would attribute it to things getting worse. And the increased awareness and reaction to things getting worse.
Sliding it neatly in with the rest of the modern pantheon of stories where, they don’t contest things are bad. It’s just that the villains want to solve the problems in a way that’s worse.
Perhaps because they receive funding and collaboration from the US Department of Defense to define a set political perspective and global position.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military–industrial–media_complex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military–entertainment_complex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military–industrial–media_complex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military–entertainment_complex
FTFY