The post 9/11 “see something say something” mantra sowed the seeds for this.
I thought the rest of that saying was,
“See something, say something, be ignored or accused of being RACIST!”
Proving there are Americans who will blindly follow their governments commands and give up their freedoms and friends, family and neighbors for a scrap of security. I have family friends who shocked me with their blinding devotion to king Andy jr. In KY. Their worship and noses are 5 miles up his ass. They hang on his every simpleton spoken word and will lecture you on how ignorant and stupid you are for daring to question their saaaaavior! These people deserve neither freedom or security only contempt.