[they] need people to participate in the rigged election, so that [they] can blame We the People for whatever rigging [they] do.
Not outside the realm of possibility.
The most demoralized population (currently) is the population of people who have MOST noticed the sedition and treason that seems uninhibited to this day. Those who don’t know, don’t care, or actually ‘enjoy’ the current ‘benefits’ of sedition and treason hardly seem ready to kill themselves.
Patriots and those who are actually interested in an honest civilization, currently have only Hope and Wish and Prayers that SOMETHING might happen to BREAK the flatspin that We are all in together.