Many people were afraid and began to panic when the other "pandemics" were happening (ie. SARS (connected to the Coronavirus), Swine Flu, Ebola, etc). People practically lost their minds because they were so afraid of themselves being the next victim. Like with all the virus' that "suddenly" began spreading, though they've been around for YEARS, all it took is for the media to finally begin talking about it for people to start worrying. There's one thing people are failing to realize: fear is used to control.
If you put fear in the hearts of the majority, being able to control them will be a lot simpler than before. When most people are afraid, they'll usually do whatever they feel necessary in order to feel safe again. Even if those methods won't work in the long run, doing so will bring ease to their minds. What a lot of those people don't, or refuse to see, is that it's just another tactic to control what the masses do and say.
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This outbreak is being used as a way to scare most people into staying home. Instead of being straightforward about it, people have decided to call it quarantine. They want us to quarantine ourselves so we'll unknowingly ease into being prepared for Martial Law. If, and possibly when, Martial Law happens, staying home would have already become second nature to more people.
Not only will people already stay home more often that be in public, but exploiting how greedy the majority are just shows what else will happen once Martial Law has been enacted. Everyone is out for self. Especially when they're so afraid of being around other people already.
Like many other epidemics before, this is just a way to prepare us to be under even more control than a lot of us already are. Enslaving as many minds as possible. Once the mind has been shackled down, the body will naturally follow.