Imagine what I really meant was that in those areas people largely approve of these cameras and it’s the minority that don’t.

Now of course your narrative is rude and more entertaining but sadly far from the mark. Saying “that’s not what I paid for” is all fine and dandy but it’s cuts both ways.

> in those areas people largely approve of these cameras

How sure of that are you? I’m thinking it’s mostly a mix of indifference and ignorance. Has anywhere you know of voted specifically on these cameras?

Alright, but in those areas did the politicians run on having those cameras installed everywhere? Were the voters given a proposition to approve?

Data centers seem to be widely unpopular on both the left and right, so I'm wonder where the representative democracy comes into play. More often than not local politicians approve these projects despite there being majority opposition from the public.