Re: loving the gov't: I don't, but I do fear them less than corporations these days. Unfortunately it feels like one-or-the-other a lot of the time, and I'd rather err toward the state than the private entity. Reason being is that private enterprise exists to make money, which is all well and good, but not exactly a noble pursuit. Government exists to keep a populace well fed so they can go about their power trip without anyone complaining too loudly about it. There are problems with both obviously, but I'd rather be fat and happy than starved to death. Clearly I've oversimplified this quite a bit, but that's my general state of mind with such things these days.
Of course, I mean really, the gubmint and Wallymarts have mutually beneficial relationships and trade places/houses/parties/wives all the time, leaving the rest of us plebes bitching about one or the other, pretending that standing on a specific side of the fence screaming our lungs out will actually matter in the long run. Which isn't likely.