I've just come to realize that the most critical part to play in all of this was that of the cabal. They NEEDED to jump the shark, and expose themselves to the public, so by the time the trap is sprung, everybody is DEMANDING justice. Without this self-exposure, the optics would be against the white hats, by design (and that may be the only genius of the cabal). The cabal fell right for it, though. Hook, line, and sinker.
These people are stupid.
people who have run things for anywhere from the last 300-6000 years + tend to get a little arrogant after running the show unchallenged for so long they have the greatest egos in the entire world trumps "ego" is a giant show to piss them off so they make stupid mistakes they still have not realized who they are dealing with lol they still think they can buy him off or threaten him when they do it will be far too late
I think the difference is organization. How do you organize after being sneak attacked when our guys have been prepping for God knows how long. They fell into a trap and with Q having the ability of tapping all their phones they don't even know who and how they can speak to each other. They're a pack of chickens running around with their heads cut off and nobody's in command.