You're attacking a strawman. Nobody "refuses to acknowledge" any of that. To many, missing out on the upsides is simply preferable, because they consider those

You're attacking a strawman. Nobody "refuses to acknowledge" any of that. To many, missing out on the upsides is simply preferable, because they consider those powers falling into the hands of a bad government an unacceptable risk. They recognize that taking power away from the government is infinitely harder than not bequeathing power in the first place and also that they might not trust next year's government - even if they trust the current bunch. Personally I'd prefer there be so many limitations, checks, and balances, that no trust in my government is necessary at all, but as a German I'm strongly biased.