May be a little too 'out there' for you, but encourage you to read this 'deathbed confession of an australian satanist' published in 2010:

https://paste.ee/p/1kflV

(Tapping on the paper with folded corner icon seems to solve the forever side scroll issue)

You guys have lived the good life for a long time, with your gov constantly being on your side and helping you guys out financially. Wealthy country with relatively small population = good times. I think none of you guys could imagine this system/infrastructure that's been good to you suddenly going all bad on you, so most of your population has gone along with what it's been told unquestioningly. It'll be a 9/11 experience for you like we had in america, where we got gaslit by our media and government into going along with something clearly fugazi. A learning experience that will gift your citizenry with more healthy skepticism of ppl in charge than it had.

Who's behind it? Read that text I posted. On the more surface level, it's the World Economic Form experimenting with techniques that can be employed elsewhere for NWO total control. You guys are just test-subjects to see how well the draconian option works.