We live in an age where the sheep, lacking any other option or ability to defend themselves, can do nothing else than profess false pity for the wolves that don't know better than to eat them...
And what of folks that know better? What of folks that are not sheep? No other options? False pity? Not by a longshot!
I hear what you are saying, but don't sell the average, everyday U.S. Citizen short. False pity? I know a wolf when I see it....and do not put my arms around it.
Sidenote: Where did you get the statement from? It is very true. I have not seen or heard it elsewhere. Is it yours?