It's not dry humor, they're not joking. The fact that they're not joking, explains the FBI's actions to begin with. You have to look at the world from their pe

It's not dry humor, they're not joking. The fact that they're not joking, explains the FBI's actions to begin with. You have to look at the world from their perspective: you exist by special permission, your rights exist so long as they choose not to revoke them. That is all. It's the inversion of the Bill of Rights: the individual is increasingly restrained from doing anything unless given permission, while the government may do anything unless they are very specifically restrained. Breathing is a privilege. And they are not kidding. The sooner you accept that, the sooner maybe something can be done about the rapidly expanding police state.