You may be right. I personally think 9/11 was the catalyst. They gained a lot of power after that. Then technology took off with the iPhone and social media, making a zombie like populace the world has never seen. People glued to their phones all day while the elite can control what is seen has resulted in the largest power grab in history. Covid exacerbated it and even the elite have to be shocked at how easy it was to take away freedom because of fear of Covid. Now they are just riding the wave til it crashes.