"The covid event was really a litmus test for authoritarian tendencies in the US. At least half the public failed that test miserably. We may not see another pandemic agenda in our lifetimes, but that doesn't really matter. There will be many other opportunities in the future for ignorant people and sociopathic people to act out on their darker impulses. It is important to make a note of how the individuals around us behave when they think it's safe to be evil, and we must remember who they are. These are not people that should be given "grace" or trust down the road when the next crisis strikes; they have shown themselves to be unworthy of that..."