Why are you so afraid of terrorists?
Do you realize you are tens of thousands of times more likely to die in a car accident than at the hands of a terrorist? This rampant fear of terrorists in this country is orders of magnitude higher than what it should be.
I'd bank on being struck by lightning before being a victim of terrorism. Stop giving up your rights so easily; the reason authorities want to take them is NOT terrorism. It's to gain more power over us.
You have a good point that it's used to create fear but would you wanna try going easy on airport security for example for a year and see what happens? I honestly think all these government programs actually do work behind the scenes that's why there are so few incidents.