One thing I see happen all the time is that when I say I don't want the government doing X, people automatically assume that I don't want X to happen.
For example, I don't believe it's the government's job to manage education. That doesn't mean I think nobody should manage education. But private schools are generally superior to public schools because they receive their payment based on how good of a job they do. People pay out the wazoo for private school because of this.
There's a limit to freedom. You can have too much which causes a system that breaks down quickly and then you lose what freedoms you had. It's a paradox and one we should be ever vigilant about ensuring we're getting the most freedom for what we sacrifice.
The government HAS a purpose. We can't be anarchists as a system like that eats itself rather quickly. We band together and grant legitimacy to our representatives so that we can maintain the highest level of freedom possible while giving up as little of our rights to make it happen. I just happen to feel people are giving up more rights for less freedom.