a reply to:
FlyInTheOintment
Since we are projecting about the future : we don't really know yet.
Maybe we could both be right, to a degree ?
Perhaps they need the Jack-Booted-Steroid-Boosted-Pro-Wrestler™ types of Cops™, at this,
and the next stage, or transition stages.
Maybe my angle was looking further-out, by projecting the many ways most of comply with stupid Rules-and Regulations™, by silent Compliance™.
When the first Lockdowns™ hit, in March-April-May of 2020 : ole Nothin was one of the few who kept having to go to work, on site. Days, evenings,
nights, weekends, holidays, etc ...
Here is what was noticed : no Cops™, anywhere.
The parking-lots of Cop-Cars™, at the Cop-Shops™ : were full.
Only one person on our team was stopped and asked for papers, and he was walking home from work.
Folks thought they would be jumped-on by Police™, if they opened their window to sneeze.
Me thinks the Po-Po™ admins saved a ton of money during those times, by not giving any overtime.
They set-up a Hotline™ in Vancouver™, for people to squeal on their neighbors coming-and-going after hours, having too many visitors, etc.
While we were about 15 of us on here, figuring things out : that phone-line was absolutely swamped, by tens-of-thousands of Citizens™, calling to
tattle-tale on their friends, neighbors, and family.
My bud was shopping for a piece of land, about an hour north of the city.
He spotted a place of interest, and tried calling the municipality to get some info.
They never answered, over days, and the call dropped into a voice-mailbox, that was too full to leave messages.
Finally : he went up to physically see the land, and also dropped-in on the municipality's office.
The clerk was super helpful and nice, answered all of his questions.
Then he asked about the Citizen's-Info-Line™, and here was the answer he got :
" Oh that line ! We never answer that. "
" Why not ? "
" It's just an endless amount of calls, continuously, minute-by-minute, of people calling to stool on their neighbors, complain about their grass,
water-usage, snow-dumping, lack-of-maintenance, extra-vehicles, using landfill, and a million other little tattles. "
My point is : just look around, and see all that they can get us to do without using a billyclub over our head.
How many millions of sheep are driven every day, by dogs that have never even taken a bite into a sheep ?
Look at who we are dealing with : Technocrats™ seem to be the chosen Managers™ and Technocracy™ the Management-System™.
They are actively seeking to control the masses as simply, and efficiently as possible.
Will also agree with your idea of the role that Influencers™ play, have played, and will, perhaps, continue to play.
They are the plastic-duck, sitting in the pond, telling the other ducks that this is a safe place to land.
Traitors™.
Meet me halfway ?