It seems when most Americans are afraid, they automatically believe what the government tells them and that it solution will work to "save" them or protect them

It seems when most Americans are afraid, they automatically believe what the government tells them and that it solution will work to "save" them or protect them. It seems to be exactly the same case with torture as well. Most seem to believe the US gov should use torture and that "it works". Facts be damned. Mass surveillance doesn't work [1] either to stop terrorists, but facts (such as the panel reviews saying so), or logic be damned. If the government says it works, then it must be true, and must be what's needed - whatever the civil liberties cost. [1] - https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/03/data_mining_for.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/03/data_mining_f...