Aloha @ura-soul!
"...Yes, it does sound a lot like 'the mark of the beast' from Biblical prophecy, but no need to concern yourself with that because we have a huge pandemic to be fearful of instead."
That's not right in my opinion. In these posts is shown the connection between the fake COVID-19 pandemic and the long-term goal of a totalitarian surveillance state:
https://peakd.com/@kennyskitchen/coronavirus-the-lie-is-beginning-to-unravel
https://peakd.com/health/@fago/exposure-to-air-pollution-and-covid-19-mortality-in-the-united-states
May the Good be with you!
My comment about being fearful was sarcastic - I know that sarcasm doesn't travel well. On the other hand, I am hearing directly from healthcare workers who are describing seeing high levels of their co-workers dying, so it is important to not deny reality in any direction.
I have to appologize for the word "fake".
In this post which I revised with additional information and made corrections I explain how it is meant, because the title of the article was unfortunate before:
https://peakd.com/freedom/@fago/demonstration-in-berlin-against-measures-to-combat-covid-19-pandemic
It is not a question of trivialising COVID-19! The message was if the security measures are justified and if this pandemic could be a blueprint for the development of a future surveillance state.
Edward Snowden has also commented on this whole situation and is in my opinion close to credible, considering that he is being persecuted for his revelations of 2012.
If he were a mad conspiracy theorist without evidence he would otherwise not be subject to prosecution under the American rule of law!
https://peakd.com/freedom/@fago/edward-snowden-about-the-covid-19-pandemic-which-is-used-to-build-the-architecture-of-oppression