It is, but you can see it happening all around, every day. You have thought crimes everywhere handled "benignly" as are many of Steyn's examples. There is nothing benign about destroying a man's life, stealing his property and, eventually, putting him in prison because he won't behave like a proper slave and bake a cake as a judge and a "chancellor" ordered him to do.
So far many followers of NASCAR have told the NASCAR "leaders" to place it where the sun don't shine. What we need is NASCAR "leaders" to say that to the thought police.
We need a bunch of governor's to tell the Supreme Chancellors to rule however they like, but "Your rules don't apply in our state." Then they need to make that stick.
I don't know if the good guys can win in this, but they can at least die with dignity. Many of the good guys still have guns.
You want your country back?
Start holding people who perpetrate and advocate such travesties accountable...personally.
Those that rule over America have a completely different criteria for committing violence (physical or financial) against non-belligerents than the vast majority of Americans would condone.