I think the word and blaming all of life's ills on 'the government' is definitely a bad thing people get into, but on the other hand telling people to stop complaining about the government might be bad too. Is there a middle ground where we can just analyze each situation on a case by case basis. Because I am sure there are cases in which branches of the government, or people within these branches, make shady choices that we should know about. Overall though I kind of lean on the side of your point that people need to be more responsible for themselves.