During WWII, radio amateurs complied with requests from the government to modify their activities.
It was voluntary. Because it was war, and that's what hams do in a crisis. They are part of the solution, not the problem.
/johnny
It's a different America today. I'm convinced that there is a solid 30% of our "citizens" who would sell us and our nation out in a second.
IMO, the next war we fight will have two fronts; foreign and domestic.