and that would necessitate tptb playing the force card, which is the final card they hold.
from that point, they will only serve to polarize the entire world against them.
but they aren't terribly bright.
you have to understand the previous sophisticated evil geniuses that ran the show have been taken over by leagues of incompetent middle management thugs, without an ounce of finesse or acumen.
you couldn't ask for an easier group to outwit.
after the british played the force card in india, it was all over.
ssdd...those who can't learn from history see each repeated situation as a unique one, and are perpetually confused/depressed.