By saying things like "actually, you have no rights -- check out all these loopholes with which the evil authorities could screw you", you're unwittingly playing into the hands of bad actors, getting people to expect evilness and to feel powerless and oppressed. Much like "bad news" could be clever PR to raise expectations about increased prices, the same applies to PR about "more government mischief on the way".
The look the other way and hope it won't happen to me delusion. We've been there and done
that megadeath over and over in history.
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
You're confusing at least 3 different things:
-ignorance of a real problem
-procrastination and inaction when faced with an acknowledged problem
-the questionable "reality" of a problem
I can't force you to see the part you're playing if you've got your eyes screwed shut.
Guess what. By "warning" people about the war machine, you're actually building it up and oiling its wheels in a positive feedback loop.