If I take the harm seriously, but not the actual threats--it's still hard to believe that one's life support can be cut off almost completely by a single organization like even the US government because you still have your family (social unit) and your friends (who are really less important). This single outcry must not be unusual. IN fact, it must be typical.

My mother would argue that the needs and the wants of the many must outweight the individual and/or minority.

I have argued Third REich. A strong group identity.