Falken's Maze

Malvin: Boy, are you guys dumb. You guys are so dumb! I got this thing all figured out.

David Lightman: Oh yeah, Malvin, how would you do it?

Malvin: The first game on the list. Go right through Falken's Maze.

--WarGames

Judge Nap wonders why Americans so readily surrendered their freedom and went along with government imposed controls during the CV19 pandemic. He cites the security-for-freedom trade, which these pages have equated to trading with Satan.

That may explain accommodative behavior among the masses, but it doesn't explain the aggressive behavior of rulers. What explains their bold, synchronized action across the globe?

Yes, those in government seem to instinctively understand that crises spell political opportunity, and that people are prone to surrender liberty in crisis situations as they let their emotions get the best of them.

But the homogeneity among various factions is curious. Seemingly organized, coordinated. 

To understand what has gone on in the past year+, this may be the place to start. Perhaps this is Falken's Maze.