...most people are sheep and are perfectly content to be led if they are guaranteed security, a home, job, protection, and a full belly.  In the whole history of humankind, whenever people demanded democracy and total independence and got it, they were willing and eager to trade their precious freedom for security - every time.  Every time.  To the strong-willed, the people who knew what to do and had the guts to do it.  The people who prize personal power above all else.