 that the menace they face, imaginary or not, is so sinister, so overwhelming, so fearsome, that the only way to surmount the danger is by empowering the government to take all necessary steps to just squash it, crush it. Even if it means allowing government jackboots to trample all over the Constitution, and as Orwell says, step on that pretty face of yours forever. If it means a sham illusion of choice when it comes to elections...