I think we give those in power too much credit. These people are, and always ha e been terrible managers and terrible leaders. Could they really have planned a psyop?
They are all validation addicts.If they can scare you into thinking covid will kill us all, they can set themselves up as the saviors. Every meglomanic out there is trying to take advantage of covid. From Gates to Cuomo and the guy selling homemade hand sanitizer. Sadly they can play this game until covid disappears, and the plan to flatten the curve ensures it sticks around for quite awhile