operation LOCKSTEP

 

From a Rockefeller Foundation report dated May, 2010.

"In 2012, the pandemic that the world had been

anticipating for years finally hit. Unlike 2009’s

H1N1, this new influenza strain—originating

from wild geese—was extremely virulent and

deadly. Even the most pandemic-prepared

nations were quickly overwhelmed when the

virus streaked around the world, infecting nearly

20 percent of the global population and killing

8 million in just seven months, the majority of

them healthy young adults.

 

The pandemic also had a deadly effect on economies: international

mobility of both people and goods screeched to

a halt, debilitating industries like tourism and

breaking global supply chains. Even locally,

normally bustling shops and office buildings sat

empty for months, devoid of both employees

and customers.

 

The pandemic blanketed the planet—though

disproportionate numbers died in Africa,

Southeast Asia, and Central America, where

the virus spread like wildfire in the absence

of official containment protocols. But even

in developed countries, containment was a

challenge. The United States’s initial policy of

“strongly discouraging” citizens from flying

proved deadly in its leniency, accelerating the

spread of the virus not just within the U.S. but

across borders. However, a few countries did

fare better—China in particular. The Chinese

government’s quick imposition and enforcement

of mandatory quarantine for all citizens, as well

as its instant and near-hermetic sealing off of

all borders, saved millions of lives, stopping

the spread of the virus far earlier than in other

countries and enabling a swifter post pandemic recovery.

 

During the pandemic,

national leaders around the world flexed their

authority and imposed airtight rules and

restrictions, from the mandatory wearing of face

masks to body-temperature checks at the entries

to communal spaces like train stations and

supermarkets. Even after the pandemic faded,

this more authoritarian control and oversight

of citizens and their activities stuck and even

intensified. In order to protect themselves from

the spread of increasingly global problems—from

pandemics and transnational terrorism to

environmental crises and rising poverty—leaders

around the world took a firmer grip on power.

 

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