As for those who think the military will “save” us, I suggest you reconsider. The same psych tactics will be applied to the troops that burn the houses and shoot resisters. It will be framed as something like quarantine, of a deadly virus, terrorists, or saving the polar bears, but when the time comes a lot of people will just follow orders.
That’s true, just as many police will buy into the demonizing of “certain” citizens even if they hold similar views, as I’ve seen myself. Otherwise good, solid people buying into a lie.
My wife and I often laugh at ourselves, tongue in cheek of course, “We have Bibles and guns in the house, do you realize how we will be branded?!?” I’m sure we already are although we live in Texas so not so “different” — yet.
Remember last summer's gasoline outages? I watched that unfold over the course of a few weeks and the impact it had on the driving public, both those who lived in said areas and those who would have otherwise traveled through those areas but chose not to out of fear of being stranded without fuel, etc.
The southeast corner of the country was effectively shut down during that period. People just did not drive. Talk about an "Alpha Test."
There are two ways to control movement in a a free/mobile society: the first involves employing physical force and barriers; the second is simply shutting off the fuel for the vehicles. How far you going to go for how long carrying how much if you are on foot? Quarantined without a shot fired, a roll of wire strung, or positioning a superior force anywhere. Quick, easy, neat and clean.
The same principles apply to the crux of this thread. Think about it.