Safer from what? Historically the deadliest threat to Europeans have been the "authorities", accounting for tens of millions of deaths in the 20th century, via

Safer from what? Historically the deadliest threat to Europeans have been the "authorities", accounting for tens of millions of deaths in the 20th century, via wars, repression, persecution of minorities, etc. Not a good track record, and letting them take more and more power for themselves will not end well.