Or it's just a distraction to keep us occupied until the "encounter with aliens."
> More likely it will bring “emergency powers” and more control over you. <
Right you are. The government grabbed a lot of power during the Covid scare. Multiply that power grab by 10 if Biden gets us into a major war.
Timing is important. Biden and his handlers need that big war relatively close to the November election. Rally ‘round the flag boys (and girls). That always works, for a while anyway.
I'm sure those aliens will tell all the civilians that they don't need their guns anymore! Whirled Peas will be ushered in.