Yes, I understand that you are trying to build a bridge of communication rather than yell at them :)

I remember watching Jon Stewart in an interview (of him, not him interviewing someone else) and he made the point that of the two political parties at least one, the dems, is at least trying to do something to improve people's lives. I wanted to yell through the screen that it's exactly that trying to do something that is screwing those same people. But, like you say, in their minds as long as the motivations are positive then almost any outcome is acceptable.

It's tough to get people to see the results of their own ideas when it goes against their self-image. More power to you for trying