>> They seem to be ratcheting up the fearmongering. Not enough people seem to believe their dire predictions.
We’re just now exiting the “believe our dire but unsubstantiated predictions!” stage, and entering the “oh by the way, here’s what believing our dire but unsubstantiated predictions is gonna cost you...” stage.
Reality (i.e. truth) is taking over...
We are entering the pure gaslighting stage where nothing is real. We are told things are bad when they are visibly not thus we question our own sanity.