No, the terrorists "win" when we destroy ourselves from the inside. And that starts with contempt for one's own country...as a matter of fact, so does anarchy, bloody revolution, etc. And history has taught us that such events are all usually precursors to that "state-authorized" lifestyle you proclaim to dread.

"Vaya con Dios, Castle. Go with God."
"God's going to sit this one out." The Punisher (2004)