I agree - the gradual approach makes more sense. They’ve been conditioning us to expect some sort of 2012, mad max scenario since forever but that wouldn’t make any sense. If it’s too extreme of a shift, people would immediately move to a war footing and they’d lose. Continue this long gradual approach and nobody knows they should be fighting back. I think this is why they chose the soft pandemic approach. If it was like 28 days later, the rulers would already have a bullseye painted on them. Instead, people are slowly getting chipped away at while not even realizing they’re in a battle. If it had been abrupt, the ruling class would’ve already lost any control they had (aside from hiding in bunkers or some shit).