Any plan was going to write off a certain percentage of the population was written off as acceptable losses and collateral damage.

Naturally. They wouldn’t tell people. “Hey we think X number of you are going to die, or be otherwise negatively affected, in in any manner of painful ways as collateral damage because we’re still keeping secrets and won’t tell you what specifically is going on for reasons we think are justified. So uhhh Sorry about that.”

Doesn’t sound as comforting or inspiring to the general public. A Public you know is heavily armed and may do something stupid if pushed too far. So one of your primary goals. Would be to keep the heavily armed population from doing something stupid.

Hence “YOU and YOUR FAMILIES ARE SAFE”

And why they’ve avoided specifically outlining what the future will look like. Keeping it to vague references about it being amazing. It’s letting people fill in the blanks. Imagining that all their pain and sacrifices will pay off with some Utopic vision of the future post-clown world, according to whatever flavor their ideology or religious beliefs are.

People are far more willing to do things and tolerate things they otherwise wouldn’t if they believe there’s a greater purpose and reward for doing so. Like a world that will fit their vision of how it should work.

Whether it’s the Sci-Fi nerd dreaming of exploring Alien Worlds as a member of a Space Fleet. Or the Flat Earth Christian finally being able to say “I told you so” to the people who made fun of him. Or the Libertarian being able to own his Tactical Nukes and do whatever the fuck he wants on his own land without the Government telling him no.

Any plan was going to write off a certain percentage of the population was written off as acceptable losses and collateral damage.

Naturally. They wouldn’t tell people. “Hey we think X number of you are going to die, or be otherwise negatively affected, in in any manner of painful ways as collateral damage because we’re still keeping secrets and won’t tell you what specifically is going on for reasons we think are justified. So uhhh Sorry about that.”

Doesn’t sound as comforting or inspiring to the general public. A Public you know is heavily armed and may do something stupid if pushed too far. So one of your primary goals. Would be to keep the heavily armed population from doing something stupid.

Hence “YOU and YOUR FAMILIES ARE SAFE”

And why they’ve avoided specifically outlining what the future will look like keeping it to vague references about it being amazing? It’s letting people fill in the blanks. Imagining that all their pain and sacrifices will pay off with some Utopic vision of the future post-clown world, according to whatever flavor their ideology or religious beliefs are.

People are far more willing to do things and tolerate things they otherwise wouldn’t if they believe there’s a greater purpose and reward for doing so. Like a world that will fit their vision of how it should work.

Whether it’s the Sci-Fi nerd dreaming of exploring Alien Worlds as a member of a Space Fleet. Or the Flat Earth Christian finally being able to say “I told you so” to the people who made fun of him. Or the Libertarian being able to own his Tactical Nukes and do whatever the fuck he wants on his own land without the Government telling him no.

Any plan was going to write off a certain percentage of the population was written off as acceptable losses and collateral damage.

Naturally. They wouldn’t tell people. “Hey we think X number of you are going to die, or be otherwise negatively affected, in in any manner of painful ways as collateral damage because we’re still keeping secrets and won’t tell you what specifically is going on for reasons we think are justified. So uhhh Sorry about that.”

Doesn’t sound as comforting or inspiring to the general public. A Public you know is heavily armed and may do something stupid if pushed too far. So one of your primary goals. Would be to keep the heavily armed population from doing something stupid.

Hence “YOU and YOUR FAMILIES ARE SAFE”

And why they’ve avoided specifically outlining what the future will look like keeping it to vague references about it being amazing? It’s letting people fill in the blanks. Imagining that all their pain and sacrifices will pay off with some Utopic vision of the future post-clown world, according to whatever flavor their ideology or religious beliefs are.

People are far more willing to do things and tolerate things they otherwise wouldn’t if they believe there’s a greater purpose and reward for doing so. Like a world that will fit their vision of how it should work.