This is a bit of a strawman. The most important concern isn’t that we’re going to end up with a Mussolini type running things one day (and even if we did, it’s

This is a bit of a strawman. The most important concern isn’t that we’re going to end up with a Mussolini type running things one day (and even if we did, it’s unlikely the general public would even notice until it was far too late). The more pressing concern is that as soon as you grant the government any new powers, they immediately set about misusing it. It just won’t necessarily impact your life in particular. But every day people throughout supposedly democratic western countries have their lives ruined by some kafkaesque government tyranny. They’ll end up on a no-fly list, or get entirely locked out of the financial system for triggering some AML alert and never be told what happened, or have all of their devices confiscated for attending an pro-Palestine rally, or perhaps even end up in indefinite detention somewhere without any charges. All without any level of due process. When this happens to people, they immediately find out that nobody really cares, with many people holding views similar to your “I’m sure it’s never going to happen guys” or “if it did ever happen we’d surely do something to stop it”. Proposing some sort of tangible benefit is only marginally less bad than “think of the children” as a justification. But the tyranny is here today, if you’re unlucky your government will gladly trample all over your life, and if they ever do it’s unlikely many people will even take any notice, let alone care.