Right, but the critical idea here is that _we_ are acting on _them_. It is not a cooperative relationship. The public good should come first and it is entirely

Right, but the critical idea here is that _we_ are acting on _them_. It is not a cooperative relationship. The public good should come first and it is entirely within the purview of the people to bring these large institutions to heel. Certainly we shouldn't be sopped with hollow rhetoric about "trust".