Boy, does that sound familiar! Been reading my mind? I've been fighting that reaction for months now...for the very reason you stated.I don't want to live in a prison!
Glad to hear from you! Worried in Australia?
I'm sure many felt the way you did. In a nutshell, "I'm comfortable and I want to live in 'peace,' let others do it and I'll support them from afar IF it's safe enough" is totally disregarding our children and grandchildren who assuredly would live under tyranny because of our selfishness and lack of spines!
People who lived under tyranny and fled to the US have nowhere else to go and will always tell you they'll never take it lying down.
We'd better listen and raise our voices before it's too late. No wonder, the Communists are scared and going after the Tea Parties calling them terrorists.
Nowadays, raising your voice is terrorism except if it wais supporting the Communist agenda. Case in point for the double standard, the 2010 Tea Parties and election, AND, the Wisconsin and Ohio union riots, respectively.