We have little to fear from the likes of Schmidt.
I disagree. The likes of Schmidt are the type of people who gladly sign on to do the dirty legwork of political movements with in which the leaders have titles like Comrade, Chairman, Il Duce, Der Furher, etc. Schmidt may pose little concern to you living far away in his gated liberal enclave. The neighbor down the street that watches him and thinks, "Yeah, right on, man!", should be of a concern, though.