My thoughts exactly. Grew up under the rule of a step father who was an abusive manipulative master mind at that time in his life. Opened up my eyes. Now it's easy to see those same patterns when they arise in individuals, groups or institutions. Covid stank from day one, because of the insanely disproportionate response. I don't remember where I read it, and I'm paraphrasing, but it was said that one could often reasonably deduce a person's motivations by the outcome of their actions.
If the outcome of covid is a consolidation of power then the goal was likely a consolidation of power.
What do we do with cattle? Restrict their movements and deprive them of choice, placing them in fundamentally unhealthy environments and then vaccinating and medicating the fuck out of them so they can just barely stay abreast of fatal disease. We control every aspect of their lives, we tag them and track them, all to minimize cost and maximize output. Does that treatment sound familiar? It does to me.
All of these crazy measures and their affects are not natural by products of a natural response to a natural crisis. The manufactured crisis is the means to the prescribed ends.
I dunno, I was sick with something about two months back. Sick as a dog for about 10 days. I still can't smell anything...
Never had that happen before from any other illness.
I'm not drawing conclusions, just sharing my experience.
Being released on bond during an appeal is normal. This doesn't mean he will definitely evade a jail sentence.