Unfortunately for those whose lives have been destroyed or disrupted by the jackasses who run this country, this statement applies to people in Iraq and Afghanistan, too.
You forget that they have been “boiling the frog” for a long time and the bulk of Americans did not “feel” the oppression. Recently the far-left loons, feeling that it is their moment” have put the pedal-to-the-metal and woken up a lot of people. An Awake AND armed America is a whole different animal than they are used to.