Yes, this is one of the areas where western democracies have gone completely off the rails. But how can it stop? It doesn't seem to matter how moderate and lib

Yes, this is one of the areas where western democracies have gone completely off the rails. But how can it stop? It doesn't seem to matter how moderate and liberal the head of government appears to be, they condone this awful behaviour with the magical incantation: "national security". Governments and the media are adept at spreading FUD by controlling negative messaging around terrorism, organised crime, communinism, the Chinese, the Russians, or whoever the boogeyman de jour is. A huge segment of the populace is is so scared they convinced that they can trust the government and the security services. I just don't see how this can end.