It all boils down to 2 things:
1. Consent - "Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the CONSENT of the governed." We the People ultimately consent to this. We consent to a criminal IRS every time we file our taxes. We consent to a corrupt financial system every time we spend or accept the fiat Federal Reserve Note. We consent to the destruction of our 2nd Amendment every time we walk into a gun store and submit to an un-Constitutional background check. The REASON we consent leads us to the 2nd part,
2. Fear - we consent not because we believe in it. We consent out of fear of losing the job, the mortgage, the car(s), the toys, the big screen TV's, the big sports games and the booze we drink while watching the big game.
We cower in fear of losing these things because, ultimately, we have completely disregarded the legacy of the Founders. We call ourselves 'patriots', when in reality, we are nothing more sniveling slaves to material things. We should be ashamed of ourselves.
Speak but for yourself pal......