PATRON TIER LIST - DS9 S4E11 - Homefront

Agreed. One of the best first parts. The way there is a slow ramping up of paranoia that is highlighted by grandpa sisko, and the slow erosion of freedoms that seem so reasonable at first. "It's just a small blood test." But once you've consented to that small thing it becomes increasingly hard to resist the next and the next. I actually liked the role of the president here, and to me, he's doing the right thing. Militaries (yes, starfleet is a pseudo military) are inclined to want to solve a problem the way they know best, and a good president should push back and ask the question "do we really need this? Have we done everything else we can first?" But here they also show that he is also susceptible to being influenced by the same persuasive paranoia and fear that is gripping everyone else. Surrender a little freedom and we will give you security, is a very appealing argument when it seems like the enemy is at the gates...