i bet the op is right. i had a similar theory. my own theory was that the military is now aware that drone warfare is the future and anyone who has better drones is going to dominate in any battlefield moving forward. so this leads to 2 obvious outcomes. 1. the government will be rapidly testing all sorts of new drone systems as quickly as possible. and 2. the growing threat of unregulated drones is becoming realized in the public zeitgeist and manifesting as mass hysteria about drone fleets. so they could be causing the panic so they can provide a solution which is always restrictions on the public. i expect they will require licensing for drone operators, and keep your drones in a database. they will want legal frameworks for dealing with drone crime. everything from delivery of elicit drugs, to remote murder could be possible with illegal drones.  generally things move towards more consolidation of power and more laws to entrap and entangle anyone the state disapproves of. it's sad they can't just be honest instead of using psychological warfare against their own people. it seems somewhat criminal and psychotic to do that to your own people. it's not like we wouldn't understand. a lot of people support restrictions on guns and cars too. planes require extensive licensing etc. so there is a lot of precedent.
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