“paranoid” is a symptom of a disease involving delusions (ie false beliefs) and is not a synonym for “anxious about”. It’s also not paranoia if the government

“paranoid” is a symptom of a disease involving delusions (ie false beliefs) and is not a synonym for “anxious about”. It’s also not paranoia if the government does actively conspire to imprison as many people as possible on flimsy evidence. Both possible usages are incorrect here.