For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone

dear governments everywhere,

George Orwell wrote dystopias, not how-to books. Please revise your policies.

In addition, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle was an example of "what not to do"; please avoid replicating those conditions also.

Sincerely,
Citizens not consumers