I actually agree with you here. De facto, anyone who supports any party to "lead us out of this" is philosophically agreeing that the government of the US is the tool they will use to that end, and that "the US" is a legitimate structure by which to arrange our affairs. I am aware of the hypocrisy of the Republicans (and equally importantly, of Trump himself) when it comes to "cutting government". It was completely obvious when Trump (correctly) pointed out the fact that the "market" was a joke under Obama only to do an instantaneous 180 upon election and declare that the exact same "market" now demonstrates the success of his complete abandonment of any tiny shred of remaining fiscal discipline. You've seen enough of my comments to know I do not give Trump any loyalty. I respect some of his base. Himself, no.

That said, what I said above does matter. There is a difference between two people doing precisely the same thing if one of them feels guilty enough about it to recognize it as sin. At least for the sinner there is an intellectual path out of the mess. Because Democrats philosophical structure is completely consistent with their actions, on the other hand, they have zero motivation to pull us back to the correct (non-coercive) path. In our current moment (this changes over time, but quite particularly now in fall 2020), Trump's Republicans have taken on at least the rhetorical role of calling out the government (and more specifically the bureaucracy) as the evil cancer it is. Whether hypocritical, two-faced, lying or not, it's better that at least someone continue to state that truth. At least then the banner is still out there, even if tattered and in shreds.