> There's a large (...) proportion of the population who... That's sadly true in a lot of places. Throw in all the optimism vigilantes - who react badly to an

> There's a large (...) proportion of the population who... That's sadly true in a lot of places. Throw in all the optimism vigilantes - who react badly to any suggestion that the police & justice systems aren't straight out of some "Happy Sunshine Good Guys" children's book - plus all the folks who are trivial to stampede with claims that the gov't somehow needs Yet Another Power (to fight pedophiles, terrorists, or whatever pushes their buttons), and the convenient de-emphasis of history in recent decades... Yeah. Outside of those currently being beaten with the short & dirty end of the stick, freedom has very few supporters.