The political class must keep us at war at all times to support the people that pay them to keep us enslaved by keeping the economy in tatters. No world wars anymore so they need to keep us constantly involved in regional conflicts. I do not feel that the century of private central banking and the century of total war is a coincidence.
Why, you sound like you've read "The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism"!
To question your government is not unpatriotic — to not question your government is unpatriotic.
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.