Exactly this, if anyone believes were in a holding pattern to slowly break the spell they have no clue what is really going on. There are things about this world we do not understand even though we are more woke than most. Optics don't matter at this point. We are in a life and death standoff between the forces of good and evil in this world.
If you have total control and good intentions, you don't lose a little for the entertainment value. You roll shit out slowly and consistently without giving up any ground. You do not let one additional illegal migrant cross your sovereign boarder. You do not continue to allow unequal justice and the demoralization of your patriotic citizens. You do not allow states to disregard the law of the land nor do you allow the constitution to be trampled and disregarded. You drop undeniable proofs to shut down the propaganda machine.
There are two conclusions any sane person should reach at this point. Either Q is a psyop to prevent civil unrest or Q is indeed a team of patriots who are facing threats of some type of mass casualty event if they drop the hammer.
I chose to believe the latter.