What we're grappling with is a double standard in what the government metes out to the citizenry, and how the citizenry is supposed to treat the government.
Playing the Government’s Game: When It Comes to Violence, We All Lose
"When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system's game. The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. Because once they've got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humor."--John Lennon
Yes, the government is corrupt.
