Panem Totalitarian Regime vs U.S. Democracy

Ok, so I think that all of us in class can come to a general consensus that having a government is a good thing.  A government, in some thinkers' words "protects us from our vices," "protects us from one another," or "protects us from ourselves."  They, in essence, feed and clothe us, etc.  Now, there are many many people in America who would whine and complain about our government and it's administration; many many many people.  I just have one thing to say to them:  Be glad that we live in a democracy where our government has limitations on what it can and can't do unlike that of Panem in Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games."  The Capitol, as it is commonly referenced in the novels, is a regime that sacrifices 23 youth from its various districts as a sort of way to say, "We can do whatever we want and you cannot stop it."  The Constitution of the United States of America prohibits things like this, thankfully.  The government of Panem is what would be classified as  totalitarian form of government.  The government can basically do whatever it wants, whenever it wants with no restrictions.  Who would want a government like that?  So, before you complain next time about something the government did or some new restriction they put on you, think about the awful governments you could have and our government will seem like a paradise.