It all comes down to doing what you have to do to survive. If your job requires you to follow a law that would otherwise rob you of your living if you didnt do it, its justified to the extent that it doesnt harm others. Once you cross that line of robbing someone elses freedom in the name of "im only doing my job" you no longer fit that description of someone solely doing what it takes to get by in life(cops, judges, etc etc)
Everyone has to compromise with their values to some extent......... its either that or go live in the mountains in Alaska and kill all your own food, build your own home out of trees you cut down yourself and hope you dont get a life threatening injury that requires medical attention. For most people, this is not an option.
The goal is to create a world where you can ive by your own set of values without stepping on someone elses freedom, not imagining the world is already that way and by simply "keeping it real" it will somehow negate all the evil bullshit that goes on with government. If Ian and Mark decided to just say fuck all to the regulations, the guys with the guns would shut them down by force. Who would be getting the message out then?...........................The Rush Limbaughs and Rachel Maddows of the world, thats who.
P.S - Oh yeah, Ian is a smarmy little bastard sometimes, but you cant have everything in one package all the time. LOL