1) i don't believe that and 2) until they start protesting in the streets, and i mean BIG TIME, their silence = consent...
When was the last time you have protested something on the streets?
In my case, never. Now maybe you are different, but be careful before you interpret silence as consent.
This reminds me of Thomas More and A Man for all Seasons, where they went into silence=consent, and More certainly did not consent.