That's a normal reaction. I don't agree with extremes on either end, but when a terrorist shows how vulnerable we are, people naturally want to feel safer.
It might be a normal reaction but that doesn't mean it's a good thing. There's almost no discussion or worry from the media or government how some of the changes that have been accepted will have any sort of check to prevent misuse.
Now we have Bloomberg warning people that the camera systems will be watching everyone and it could be coming from the person sitting next to you in the coffee shop, you won't see the cameras in his words... Wow, that's some iron curtain stuff right there. "We're watching YOU!" lol They've made sure to let everyone know that you can be tracked and listened to at any time via your cell phone even if it's off. Building DNA databases of everyone. Increasing background checks and access to medical records... Greater access to your personal finances... They make no secret out of the fact they want total information awareness of what everyone is doing at any given time, who they're talking to and where they're spending their money. Now I guess people can say that no freedom has been lost. You can still run around and do all the legal things you were doing before, just a few more eyes and ears on you and if you're not doing anything wrong then what do you have to worry about lol...
Seems like a recipe for disaster to me. We're building the infrastructure for total information awareness on the citizens without a clue of what the next gen of politicians or the ones after that will be like? YIKES. Sorry, that's insane. Freedom isn't having somebody listen, record, track and watch over your shoulder in everything you do; even if you never intend on doing anything bad, this is bad. That's Big Brother, or the clear opening for, no doubt about it.