What we're seeing is not them "flailing around", it's mass psychological manipulation and they've done it successfully many times before.
They first put the idea out there, and of course most people viscerally hate it. But the intent isn't to put the idea into practice right then and there. They immediately back off the idea or claim that it's a "conspiracy theory".
By virtue of the door-in-the-face technique, people are now psychologically primed to accept lesser tyrannies because well at least it isn't as bad as a vaccine passport. The government getting private companies to force vaccination on their employees is bad, after all, but people can always go work for another company, right? It's not like the government is forcing it on everyone.
Soon enough the idea of vaccine passports doesn't seem all that outlandish to the average person. It's been mentioned for months on end. Even the average person who opposes them can't work up the level of zeal about the issue they used to have.
And it's at that point that vaccine passports get introduced.
You likely live in an area that isn't one of their first targets for the rollout. I bet mask usage was also slower on the uptake there, but has increased over time.
They don't need to impose it globally overnight. They'll get a foothold with it, then slowly expand it as they get the opportunity. It's already in place in several countries around the world, and cities in the US. It's certainly possible that their efforts fail, but they know the strategy they need to use to make them succeed, and they're on that path.
What we're seeing is not them "flailing around", it's mass psychological manipulation and they've done it successfully many times before.
They first put the idea out there, and of course most people viscerally hate it. But the intent isn't to put the idea into practice right then and there. They immediately back off the idea or claim that it's a "conspiracy theory".
By virtue of the door-in-the-face technique, people are now psychologically primed to accept lesser tyrannies because well at least it isn't as bad as a vaccine passport. The government getting private companies to force vaccination on their employees is bad, after all, but people can always go work for another company, right? It's not like the government is forcing it on everyone.
Soon enough the idea of vaccine passports doesn't seem all that outlandish to the average person. It's been mentioned for months on end. Even the average person who opposes them can't work up the level of zeal about the issue they used to have.
And it's at that point that vaccine passports get introduced.
You likely live in an area that isn't one of their first targets for the rollout. I bet mask usage was also slower on the uptake there, but has increased over time.
They don't need to impose it globally overnight. They'll get a foothold with it, then slowly expand it as they get the opportunity. It's already in place in several countries around the world, and cities in the US. It's certainly possible that their efforts fail, but they know the strategy they need to use to make them succeed, and they're on that path.