I think a very large majority knows no one wants or asked for...

I think a very large majority knows no one wants or asked for digital IDs/CBDCs with trivial economic benefits and enormous totalitarian downsides, but the gov is doing it anyway
I think a majority now understands that climate change policy might feel nice but really is just purposeful economic sabotage and destruction.
a smaller but meaningful percentage now getting transfected for a made up pandemic is probably what killed their neighbour, gave their friend's daughter cancer, and likely going to shorten their lives also.
Aaaand I don't think anyone except the most comatose TV watcher actually wants to be the spearhead in a US war with China
or wants to spend $400b on subs for the US Navy.

but somehow its all (and much more) happening anyway. Aus is very much locked into that failing whatever it is.