Everytime I see the news about our countries slowly moving in that direction, usually helped by the new wonders of technology now used to circumvent the protect

Everytime I see the news about our countries slowly moving in that direction, usually helped by the new wonders of technology now used to circumvent the protections europe put in place after world war 2, I'm reminded of this quote for the v for vendetta movie > How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. > I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to [the politicians asking for more power]. He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent. The situation is always more complex, but still, had "child abuse" to that list and it fits almost too perfectly. At the end of the day, we demand solutions, and when the leadership says "for that I need more power" we're all too eager to give it to them. Because we don't really care, we're complacent, we just don't want to be interrupted in our relatively pleasant little lives so we agree to give them whatever they say they need to stop it. Of course, it doesn't actually stop the bad things from happening, but little by little it erodes our control and freedom, and we are not getting them back.