The sigint nerds must be hearing a lot of chatter domestically. They know what they’re about to implement is not going to go over well.
There's more than one way to depopulate. Governments do so on pretext, often. It's normal human condition.
Just saying, I don't assume there is any desire on th epart of the government for things to "go over well." If they don't hear chatter, they will invent it.
“The sigint nerds must be hearing a lot of chatter domestically. They know what they’re about to implement is not going to go over well.”
Declare half the country white supremacist domestic terrorists, and then be surprised when people refuse to board the cattlecars.