I tried to explain it this way once. The US government is a big ship. So big that you cannot ignore what it does. Even holing up in a hut in the wilderness is no guarantee that ship won't eventually run over you (ex. Ruby Ridge). You can leave it for a while, sitting in a lifeboat of "principles" if it makes it feel better, but eventually you get hit.
I'm trying to get the ship to turn. I can't do it from a lifeboat. It's not easy doing it while taking fire from friendlies.