Edit: because it seems to have been lost on many, the "/s" above indicates that the preceding is sarcasm.
Where there is cynicism, there is knowledge of reality instead of illusion. Where there is sarcasm, there is an implication that a better reality is possible, and perhaps deserved.
A sarcastic cynical reply to a problem of government is an indicator that someone has identified a problem, and can envision a better world if it were fixed. They are waiting for a call to action, a plan, or an effective way of participating.
Imagine a world in which every action of the government were met with widespread cynicism and sarcasm! It'd be akin to the ultra-pessimistic attitudes of Russians before and during the fall of the USSR-- a public unwilling to give their government anything other than derision is in the active process of reformation.
Would I -- or anybody else here -- have accomplished more? Aren't we all just bellyaching on the Internet?
Writing some honest, passionate paragraphs would set out your view in a way that would allow others to understand what you believe, and why.
Although sarcasm isn't popular with some HN users, I felt that I could either post a longer, heartfelt diatribe about how this is wrong.... or I could convey the same opinion in less space and perhaps with a bit of humor by using sarcasm.
[edit: the official was an unelected bureaucrat]