A lot of people sympathize with Ted, especially given that Luddites are having a resurgence in an era of AI automation.
Political violence is becoming more acceptable to Americans.
Political violence is becoming more acceptable to Americans.
I might be able to stomach handing a brother over to the feds for execution or release to a regular high security prison but not for supermax isolation torture. That's the kind of guilt that lives with you forever, even if maybe he would face other guilt if he didn't help stop it.