After the attacks of September 11th, 2001, the US government gleefully embarked on a mission of using the fear and anger of the public to broaden its power. War powers delegated to congress were devolved to the US president (George W Bush), the Patriot Act was passed, and several wars were launched- neither of which had anything to do with catching Osama Bin Laden, who was, of course, in Pakistan not long after.
Fast forward to 2020 and 2021. The same tired old schtick is happening again. Because of the China-created COVID19 pandemic, governments are once again capitalizing on fear and anger to try and cajole citizens into giving them the power to nationalize private property, to spy on citizens, to prevent private enterprise, and to further regulate travel and commerce, none of which even pertains to epidemiology or medical science. Indeed, now that COVID is endemic (much like islamist terrorism is endemic), the only sane response is the one least offered as a solution; deal with it, and go about business as normal.
In both cases- with 9-11 and with COVID, the unwilling (or rather the free thinking) are decried. Before, they were unpatriotic. Now, the president of the USA himself complains about them, insinuating they are rubes and making problems. In both cases, we have been strung along with claims that if we just be patient and cooperative, we can "have our freedom back" someday. This momentous restoration of basic human rights has so far not been recognized in most nations dishonestly peddling the notion.
If Osama Bin Laden truly wanted the West to fall because he "hated our freedom", he was the victor. Will China be victorious in transforming Western civilization into a perverted knockoff of its own authoritarianism and degeneracy? Only time will tell.
Always remember and never forget: you will NEVER defeat totalitarian power grabs by going along with their dictates. NEVER. The time for resistance is now.
What The Manchurian Candidate is doing, is a classic totalitarian tactic: turn fellow citizens against each other. The new divide: the EVIL, DISGUSTING "anti-vaxxers", a.k.a. "unvaccinated" vs all those kind, selfless citizens who can't get vaccinated enough. Sadly, that pits about 2/3 of the country against 1/3. Just a few months ago, we were ALL unvaccinated....
Of course, the question NO ONE is asking, is if these vaccinations are so darn effective, what does it matter if a few ya-hoos don't want it? What we have here is "My vaccine doesn't work unless you are vaccinated too" propaganda. But, as we have learned from the most vaccinated country on earth; Israel; the vaccines are mostly worthless. They work for about five months, and then you are no better off than any unvaccinated person. Hence, the vaccines must be CONTINUALLY administered for you to maintain your vaccine passport.
And that's the REAL end-game here: 100% compliance with vaccine passports, which are coming soon to a nation near you. That's what they really want, because once you conditioned to accept vaccine passports, you are 99% on the way to a full-scale social credit system.
So we are the midst of a world-wide totalitarian power grab, the likes of which have never been seen. We are living in truly dark times, but we still haven't seen nuttin' yet.
No government in history has ever given freedom back to its people, once it has taken it. It has to be retaken, with force.