The other difference, I think, is that in the fantasy they're protecting ("America" and) themselves from dangerous strangers; in the reality, they're being asked to protect other people from themselves.
Typing the above, it occurs to me that, also, a lot of complaints about "political correctness" are about having to be polite and kind to everyone, even people they don't know and have been told are their inferiors.
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Typing the above, it occurs to me that, also, a lot of complaints about "political correctness" are about having to be polite and kind to everyone, even people they don't know and have been told are their inferiors.
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