I have been listening to a lot of history lately.
One thing that came out of the cycle of revolutions that began with the American and ended with the Soviet is this.
People don’t want freedom, they want to be well fed and have a quiet life.
That is why the great republican experiment died. People are in general lazy and want to be taken care of, rather than take care of themselves.
The COVID dumpster fire proved that.
U fear there is too much truth in what you say. The delusion of course is that “security” brings security.