The scary generalization of this idea is that all governments engage in this activity to some degree.

The liberty nutjobs really have a point about being intolerant to the minuscule interventions: by this model, its a way of domesticating people.

OTOH I don't believe this idea is right, because humanity has had slavery and oppression since time immemorial, and freedom as we know it is relatively new. It is a natural desire of human beings to fight against glaring injustices, and for the oppressed to fight back.