> Rather, Chomsky seems to believe that governments are inherently bad,

Exactly.
 Chomsky is an anarchist and this fact is, very oftenly, conviniently
avoided.
My suplement to statements made by Chris is that although every citizen has
a duty to withstand it's goverment misdoings ( because every State is a form
of organized crime),
citizenry of an Empire are even more responsible and moraly obliged to
confront the institutions which perpetuate genocidal imperial politics....
In solidarty,
                  Andrej
          Belgrade Libertarian Group