I have the feeling that some are getting used to being worried about their country.
For sure. It is the normalisation of living in fear. If that doesn't sound authoritarian, I don't know what does.
a habit more than a spontaneous reaction. Not even a contemplated or thought through reaction.
For many it is a dance. Repetition of the basic steps they have learned, without the nuance to listen to the music and rhythm of the world.
Hopefully you are less frustrated today.