Well, that of course is Government's job. We can't very well be having decent, law-abiding people standing up for themselves, can we? That would set a terrible precedent of self-sufficiency and self-determination which The Government cannot allow. Soon, people will be thinking that they can think for themselves and take care of themselves, and don't need such a large, intrusive Government....we can't be having that now, can we?
(Hopefully I don't need to add a 'sarcasm' tag)
If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual. - Frank Herbert