I think it's more like you are thinking, a clear choice. A path that someone continues down or chooses to turn back from.

Also this Peter Thiel interpretation of these kinda things is also interesting. In his opinion we try to avoid armeggedon (nuclear annihilation) by surrendering ourselves to the antichrist (one-world government).

He mentions that this is the first time in history where we can imagine the technology for one world government (digital ID, AI, etc).