It always has been scary; we are simply becoming more aware of it. These things were always meant to happen. Existence in general lasts for who knows how many eons. Nadirs has to take place sometime in such a timespan, with zeniths also taking in another. in other words, evil has to reign sometime and good in another because time is immesurable and one side of the spectrum has to take dominance at anytime. This won't be the last time freedom will be lost and reclaimed until the end of all things.