But the people have always been tired, distracted and forgetful. Government makes sure of this and people can’t help but fall back into complacency. Which is why almost (if not all) governments in history eventually devolved into a some sort of tyranny, until it was so bad people were forced to wake and take back control and make the change ( i.e the Magna Carta) Sadly nothing has changed and that pattern continues. That’s likely why when Ben Franklin was asked “do we have a republic or a monarchy” he responded “A republic if you can keep it” So you’re not wrong, it is what we deserve. It is what we allowed. It’s ours and the fault of those before us who failed to “keep it”.