"Governments ought to run stuff!"

"What explains the cognitive disconnection in those who say both 'Governments ought to run stuff!' and 'Oil companies are evil!' ? 

    "In the energy world, governments are by far the largest operators." *

~ Stephen Hicks, from his post 'The Biggest Oil Companies in the World'

* Note that the four largest by far are state-owned. Then, after the fourth and a drop of about $100 billion in revenue, comes Exxon Mobil corporation, the largest privately owned corporation.