There is a fair amount of implied causation around facts that are historically true, but the implied causation seems unlikely. A history book essentially on the same subject which is very careful in its reasoning as well as its facts is "Bloodlands." This was just re-released in the last few months with minor changes from its original and is well worth reading/audibling. The author is Tim Snyder who has the appropriate credentials in pretty much every way.

https://www.amazon.com/Bloodlands-Timothy-Snyder-audiobook/dp/B07JB4WQVF/

The "bloodlands" refers to Ukraine and Belarus.

It is much more focussed on the dictatorships of Hitler and Stalin and how these actually developed and fought their war before and during WWII mainly through forced starvation and murder in the bloodlands and surrounding countries (like Poland, etc.)

I think George Washington, in his Farewell Address, and echoed by many of the US founders had it more correct. Even Plato, in The Republic, noted that democracies fail into dictatorships. GW echoed this happens when a charasmatic leader "more able or fortunate than others" takes over with a "most horrid despotism."

Capitalism if allowed to flourish moves centers of despotic power to companies where people have more freedom to chose their despots.

I do not believe "flow of information" is well established as a cause but more a consequence of freedom to choose. Meaning individual liberty as is established in many "democratic" societies. And suppressed murderously by dictators of entire countries.

Hobgoblins are not real:

https://medium.com/liecatcher/hobgoblins-are-not-real-43d7a749067e