Isn't it sad how easily some people accept tyranny, because they think it makes them safe? I think it largely boils down to who is greatly afraid of death, verses knowing that death is part of life, and when God has determined it's your time, that's your time. The maskites seem so afraid to die that they are willing to submit to anything if they think it will make them live longer. This probably explains how so many people are willing to take all the Big Pharma drugs that they push as a way to prevent disease, and why chemotherapy and other treatments are so easily accepted by people; anything to possibly prolong their lives (but while participating in treatments that arguably shorten their lives)