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In a sense, even that is already happening to some degree. The names listed above all stand in infamy in the hearts of society, by and large, right across the world. That element of their power has already been broken. Only the axis of evil that binds them is still intact. It appears that the end of this axis is only a 'stone throw' away.
Gandalf the White
Tolkien saw a way out of the dilemma of synarchism.
In the saga, The Lord of the Rings, the privatization of Theoden is reversed. Theoden becomes restored to his former self by Gandalf the White, who might also be called, Gandalf the Sublime.
Gandalf was an insignificant gray wizard at first, but he grew in character, as did all those who became engaged in bearing the 'One ring' of power to the chasms of Mordor, where the ring can be destroyed. Frodo a hobbit, became the ring bearer; at first out of necessity; later by choice; he became one of a fellowship of nine people, and Gandalf too, became a part of that fellowship in the service of that mission.
It happes during the mission, somewhere deep in the mines of Moria, that Gandalf takes a daring stand against a great and ancient evil, perhaps the most ancient of them all. In order to protect the mission, Gandalf plants himself in the middle of a bridge across a deep chasm, the bridge of Kazad-Dum, and counters that evil beast from ancient times: "You cannot pass!"
Gandalf puts himself on the line and destroys the bridge to prevent its passage, in order to protect the mission. He succeeds with this daring act. The evil falls, but Gandalf is dragged down with it.
Tolkien called the ancient evil by the name of Balrog. One wonders what this ancient evil might have been, a demon more ancient than Sauron, rooted in the deepest realm.
That evil evidently lies in humanity itself and is called "death." By all accounts that demon is deeply rooted. We do not fear death, we worship it. Death is embraced by society as the great benefactor. People murder one another for reasons that seem good. In fact, committing 'murder for good' has become the official policy of the world's proudest nation that hails itself as having the highest standard of morality and lectures the whole world on human rights. This is the face chosen by the United States of America; champion of the death penalty; champion of war; champion of fire bombing; champion of Hiroshima; champion for nuclear war.
Of course, the USA is not alone in this championship, it is merely leading the field. The championship is as old as the hills. Every empire in history hailed death as the great protector of its power. Even Christianity has hailed death as its liberator from the infidels, when in historic times vast hordes of 'terminators' ravished the world in religious crusades, exterminating the unwanted.
Only when death strikes a loved one is the power of death challenged. Suddenly, death is no longer hailed by society. Sadly, that's the only occasion. In all other cases the power of death is embraced. In the shadow of this horrendous hypocrisy it becomes exceedingly difficult for an individual to deal with death in a rational and scientific manner, and to say: death has no dominion. Society has giving it dominion. We hail death instead of life. We count life as a liability and terminate it at the first sign to trouble. Even the American President boasted in his 2003 State of the Union address that thousands of people have been summarily killed, who in the future might have had the tendency to cause harm. Death has become the national protector. Life has been thrown into the gutter as worthless, while death has been put onto the pedestal before which society kneels in solemn devotion. Yes, this is done economically as well.
So where do we start to free ourselves?
Gandalf emerged victorious from this deed in which he blocked the bridge of Kazad-Dum, where he declared to the Balrog, "You cannot pass!"
That is where we too must start. From this sublime act, Gandalf emerged as the White Wizard Gandalf. Tolkien evidently knew that unless this basic evil is destroyed that has been hidden in the deep since time began, nothing can be accomplished that the saga is designed for. With that step completed, however, the sublime wizard Gandalf is able to face Theoden and rause him out of his absent state, and he succeeds. He breaks Theoden's privatized existence.
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