Synonym a Day

You kept quiet when they made air bags compulsory.  When they passed laws to keep adults from owning guns. When they tried to censor the Internet. Yes, all of these eroded Americans’ freedom to make decisions for themselves…. But none of them discommoded you personally, so you didn’t see any reason to speak out. (Jeff Jacoby, “Posse Poised to Ambush Junk Food,” Washington Times, 11/27/1998.)