Some people think i'm too optimistic (i'm one of them). Think that Things Can Only get Better? Sorry Howard Jones, but in my experience, they never do.
So what do i think will happen in the rest of 2021 (2020 harder)... Let's just say my best possible outcome for the US might be World War 3.
No i do not have any inside information (obviously). i am surprisingly right on a lot of things, but this won't be one of them. Or, i am just a little ahead of my time.
* Virus? We already have record government overreach for a virus with a 90+% survivability rate. Will the government ever give you back your freedom? Survey says.... no. There will be more fear porn, more unnecessary images of needles (yuck), and more un necessary restrictions. The unvaccinated will still be the scapegoats for the government's failed response. i'm not yet sure if the gulags/internment camps will come (i wouldn't bet against it). If the government tries it, it they will be met with resistance. Shutdowns are inevitable regardless of the real numbers (like the mockingbird media would ever tell the truth anyway). They are a distraction for other things leaders wish to keep hidden. There will be more "variants" whether the really exist or not may never be known. Within the next 5-10 years we will start to understand the Faucian bargain for the vaccines was not worth it as terrible longer term side effects make themselves known.
* Government: government will continue to erode your freedoms while "building back better"- into a country none of us will recognize. This is the best shot ever for a One World style government. Who loses in that scenario - the first world countries. You will own nothing and be happy (or face re-education). The COVID scam has given them way too much power, that they will likely never willingly give up. Then they will crack down on the dissenters for "wrong think". There is a power struggle going on, but it is not clear yet who the players are.
Also, 2022 midterms - they need the fear of whatever Greek letter variant to keep people off of election integrity (and enable invalid votes). Remember, as Stalin said, it doesn't matter who votes, but who counts the votes.
* Economy: this is going to get ugly. i wonder how weak millennials and Generation Z will handle the next depression (highly likely starting in the next 3-18 months). i already know the answer is look to the government for salvation (salvation not found). i expect increased internet based attacks on: the financial sector (banks, stock market, etc) and infrastructure (power grids and the like). So, Dark Angel level stuff. The ending of the eviction moratorium is poised to be a worse version of the 2007 mortgage crisis - not just that, but loan defaults and subsequent bank failures.
In order for a "one world order" the first world has to be taken down. The mortgage crisis will be an opportunity for the government (and people like BlackRock) to take over a decent swath of the real estate market. They will be hailed as heroes, but you won't own a thing.
* China - a powderkeg waiting to blow. China is building up its nuclear arsenal and ICBMs. They have already threatened Japan with retaliation if they intervene with Taiwan. They will likely move on Taiwan by November.
The US is going to hell and will need a distraction. Hello China. Basically, don't blame the government, it's all China's fault - the virus, the economic hardship, etc. They need an external villian to cover up their own actions.