This is certainly a factor to consider, and it's very complex. Superficially, .gov has certainly used Covid as an excuse to expand power and control, and some of "mandates" are scary, like lockdowns. In turn, this increases the isolation of citizens, and decreases the effectiveness of competing sources of stability (family, churches, lodges, etc.). It's apparently resulting in the mass destruction of small business, and changing the dynamics of consumer society - apparently concentrating transactions with the approved big box stores and online venues.
I'm in full agreement that some of the measures taken are resulting in dramatic changes in our society, but I've looked at it through the lens of "The Great Reset" and the hijacked "Climate Change" agendas. The "temporary" emergency of the pandemic will result in many, many more Americans tumbling down the wealth ladder to a lower standard of living.
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Re: Forbes article on the effects of Covid restrictions on schoolchildren.
Date: 2021-09-08 05:15 am (UTC)I'm in full agreement that some of the measures taken are resulting in dramatic changes in our society, but I've looked at it through the lens of "The Great Reset" and the hijacked "Climate Change" agendas. The "temporary" emergency of the pandemic will result in many, many more Americans tumbling down the wealth ladder to a lower standard of living.