At this point, I am pretty sure that countries are being sold and bought. They are a very good way of making money. You are making your own rules, printing as much money as you want, jail who you want, free who you want, do every crime and get away with it.
So, how do we buy a country? If millions of people came together, can we buy our countries back?
Only if the millions include the top 0.1%
Invest in local politicians election campaign through official or unofficial ‘donations’.
Shape the public opinion by buying a few (or all, if possible) influential media outlets.
Accuse every other party if being dishonest (there’s always some dirt to be found) and portray ‘your’ politicians as only solution.
Once your representatives are in power max out your influence on economics and media while you rely on the rule of law to protect your assets from the opposition if they accidentally come back to power.
--> Profit