It also exposed a lot of things that had been hidden from sight before, ranging from the way the general population will react to a perceived emergency, to the way people will react to anyone who doesn't conform to the narrative, to the multi-layered justice and enforcement system. A lot of people at least started to wake up, even if bleary-eyed and confused.
It wasn't all for nothing, but it was a series of lessons that came with a high cost.
It wasn't for "nothing" .
The Covid response benefited those it was meant to reward.
It killed and injured precisely who they meant to harm for their own benefit.
Maybe even less injured and killed than they planned for...
It also exposed a lot of things that had been hidden from sight before, ranging from the way the general population will react to a perceived emergency, to the way people will react to anyone who doesn't conform to the narrative, to the multi-layered justice and enforcement system. A lot of people at least started to wake up, even if bleary-eyed and confused.
It wasn't all for nothing, but it was a series of lessons that came with a high cost.