That the ideal form of government in the eyes of most people is an absolute dictatorship where the leaders think exactly like they do.

The founders of this country tried to construct a federal system where almost all the power belonged to the states, and the power of the Federal government was divided and severely restricted.

For almost a century now in the United States, we have been pushed in the opposite direction, towards a highly-centralized, all-powerful Federal government. And of course, power corrupts.

A good case can be made that almost all democracies devolve into this state, as hiring the government to loot other citizens becomes the norm. In the old days, you could run to countries where there was more freedom. How the hell do you do that now?

One of the reasons I went into the field of space transporation and settlement back in my college days was the need, easily seen even then, for a "safety valve" for free people. That didn't work out.