> covid has emboldened the authoritarians this is an important point. When the lockdowns and things were being talked about i thought it would never happen. I

> covid has emboldened the authoritarians this is an important point. When the lockdowns and things were being talked about i thought it would never happen. I thought there's no way people will stand for it. I was shocked how many people would just do what they're told. I think it surprised a lot of people in power and now they're seeing how far they can push it before the people push back. I wonder what the response would be if someone in power just went on TV and said they were mandating no more driving between the hours of 9Am and Noon across the nation. I bet 60-70% of the people would comply with no more reason than "that's what they told me to do". To re-iterate, covid has emboldened the authoritarians