DR, I appreciate your COVID updates and predictions; I have been following you since the beginning. I don't post much here, but I read every day.

I have spent the last several days digesting your latest update. And I just don't see the grand conspiracy to take over the world. Nor do I believe that a Civil War is likely, or even possible, these days. Armed skirmishes are different than Civil War. With no clear cut boundaries, Civil War seems difficult to prosecute. In THE Civil War, it was North vs South, very clear lines of demarcation. Yes, there were supporters of the 'other side' caught on the wrong side of the front lines, but for the most part, you knew who the enemy was, and where he was. Today, only the outliers on each 'side' might be willing to fight. The vast majority are in the middle, and won't fight. And the fights won't be widespread, but localized. Armed confrontations will occur, and will be quickly put down by the military. I just don't see it blossoming into a full scale war, not until the lines are more clearly physically drawn. Riots? Sure. Armed riots? Sure. Civil War, not at all likely, IMHO.

As for globalization, history is rife with attempts at
"globalization", often by ethnicity or religion. All eventually fail or collapse. The 'elite', if nothing else, are students of history, often their family lines participating in those past efforts. There is no upside to globalization for the elite, and they know it. Especially if they already run the world, as many believe.

Thanks again, for the COVID modeling.