The problem lies in direction and methods. Direction: toward greater wealth consolidation. Methods: fear, lies, fostering ignorance, fostering political disinterest, truth embargo, surveillance, overclassification, embezzlement and other white collar crimes unpunished, eliminating the commons, paywalling all things, etc. Both of those are huge problems that create unlivable societies. The only proper direction is toward a legally mandated wealth ceiling plus a wealth floor plus enforced and publicly measured and publicly tested market competition to regulate maximum allowed wealth consolidation. And of course truth has to be the informational currency. And rights. And privacy for the small players, with heavy oversight for the large players because large is dangerous. We can't lose the big picture here. Of course the governments must govern, but toward what ends and with what methods matters hugely.