Yet, most democracies aren&#x27;t being massively targeted by terrorists. Largely just those involved in imperialism or regions contested by imperialists. jacquesm&#x27;s comment is spot on.<p>Additionally, notice that what jacquesm said is never brought up in these debates much like what U.S. did in Operation Ajax or sanctions that followed wasn&#x27;t factored into recent Iran debates. Much easier to pretend all this stuff happens in a vacuum that requires a surveillance or police state. Which doesn&#x27;t work anyway:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10591617" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10591617</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.schneier.com&#x2F;essays&#x2F;archives&#x2F;2006&#x2F;08&#x2F;refuse_to_be_terrori.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.schneier.com&#x2F;essays&#x2F;archives&#x2F;2006&#x2F;08&#x2F;refuse_to_b...</a>