It's always that way--the surveillance state grows up around you, all the while ensuring you that no harm will come to you as long as you don't resist or subver

It's always that way--the surveillance state grows up around you, all the while ensuring you that no harm will come to you as long as you don't resist or subvert. But here's the thing about that: At some point, if we end up in a tyranny, your acquiescence and silence won't protect you. You will be targeted, perhaps randomly, perhaps by a neighbor with some petty vendetta. The point is, you have no idea what devils you are playing with. The Germans happily murdered the elderly, the retarded, homosexuals, gypsies, on and on. None of those people were actively fighting the regime, they were just simply useless eaters who got in the way. The same story has played out dozens of times in history. Stalin, Pol Pot--tyrants kill for irrational reasons.