By Wesley J. Smith, LifeSiteNews - How did we get to the point where experts threaten to take effective control of society? Blame the COVID crisis, which unleashed a boldness in the would-be technocratic class and at the same time, engendered timidity among people who want to be safe. Globalists have seized the unique moment to increase their power on an unprecedented international scale. As Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), explained, the pandemic’s “silver lining” was to demonstrate “how quickly we can make radical changes to our lifestyles.”