I believe the mindset of people in general is: "If it's not my ox being gored, I don't care."
"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak for me."
- German Lutheran Pastor Martin Niemöller
And when they came for the second group on the list, patriots were identifying them and their families; it was ugly, it was life and death. With no remorse their wives and children were targeted... the entire political structure was targeted... eventually, there were no more gays or transexuals because they all kept their mouths shut without extra privileges or gains... eventually there were no more democrats, but they were well known from years of their support for political repression... all out civil war could not be averted and eventually the cities straved and canabilized themselves to death, the socialist commue’s were located and their children taken to be raised by the logical, methodical, God fearing federations of self supporting communities... laws were streamlined to simply right and wrong.... Within the federation of the Stars and Stripes and field of Blue, there were fewer stars, but peace and security prevailed because of the Second Admendment.