It seems to be a rule that the more powerful a government gets the worse it's behaviour. Logical when you think about. They are just people. People with very few restraints on their behaviour. People who get away with invading and killing other people and destroying vast amounts of property over and over again.
But it's a necessary evil
I know that was tongue in cheek (and I think we're on the same page at least 90 percent of the time) but I would like the larger audience to think about that phrase.
"necessary evil" and "choosing the lesser evil" are two phrases that grind my gears.
I will state as a fact that while always present, evil is NOT necessary, and that if you are going to deliberately choose evil, as in elections, then you should not be a pussy. Go ahead and choose the greater evil. If you are actually trying to escape evil, arm up and don't participate in the farce known as democracy.