Scene: cigar smoke filled room.

Elite 1: Let's initiate protocol Y4. Encourage everyone to wear masks and gloves so we can control them.
Elite 2: But is there anyway to also make them lose faith in our ability to protect them thus undermining our legitimacy as rulers? 1/

Elite 1: Of course, we'd also need to create a situation in which our enforcement class is afraid to do our bidding.
Elite 2: We should also encourage people to stock up on the supplies necessary to survive a insurgency.

2/

Elite 1: This is all fine and good, but we must also bankrupt them and interrupt the bread and circuses. They'll never rebel if we do that. History shows it.

3/

Elite 3: Perhaps we could also disrupt the military's readiness. It would certainly secure our position.

4/

Elite 1: Oh for added interest, let's showcase the inherent inequality by showing how the wealthy can get access to healthcare the commoners can't. That will make them love us and create no animosity.

Elite 4: Let's also create a situation that empowers local governments who may not follow our directives.

5/

Elite 1: Let's also encourage them all to buy guns and ammo.

6/

Elite 2: we'd need a strong leader. Someone capable of creating unity. Let's use a babbling failed reality TV show host.

7/

Me: What kind of drugs do you have to be on to believe this was planned? This is the plan the string pullers of the world came up with?

Joe Rogan: I gave them DMT.

8/8

Worst villains ever.