I must completely agree with you that merely complaining is neither of use to we ourselves, nor anyone else - save our enemies, who incessantly seek power over us.  The most effective weapon they wield today is government, and it is thoroughly in their hands, not ours.

So, solving the problems and surmounting the challenges our enemies pose us will not be successfully undertaken through the aegis of government, which is a weapon in our enemies hands.  I note that decreasing the power of government by decreasing institutional power generally is available to us today, and *even if you disagree government is a weapon against freedom* adopting suitable means of production that have begun to emerge will benefit you.

Nothing more reduces the wealth and power of individuals today than the parasitism of institutions, whether profits of industrial manufacturers, often more than half the cost of products purchased, or taxes, which are ~1/2 of our income today.  When we manufacture our own products with individually owned factories like 3D printers, no profits are extracted from our paychecks by corporations, nor are any taxes added to the parasitic cost of the product from the income we would have had to earn to buy it.

As decentralization burgeons, freedom and prosperity grow proportionately.  Decreasing institutional power increases individual freedom, and that increases prosperity globally, as well as individually.

This is the action I recommend, rather than lamenting which corrupt puppet in government is waxing or waning as they compete for our throbbing carotids to feast on.  The more we handle our business and ignore them, the less they matter.  When enough of us handle enough of our business without involving them, they become irrelevant, which they merit entirely.

Merry Christmas, and may you fully return the joy you receive from your loved ones.

Edit: I note that you are granted free will by your creator, and that makes you responsible for how you deploy that authority.  You point out that all is in the Creator's hands.  I point out that he has delegated that responsibility to you.  I commend you to your best opinion on what will best serve you, your family, and your people.  Too many simply ignore that they are on the hook for that decision.  I am sure you take your responsibility seriously, and that is a good thing IMHO.