It's not like the choice is between two ridiculous extremes: get rid of all regulations and live without clean air & water or live under a totalitarian dictatorship. There are some regulations that make sense and should remain. But there are far more idiotic rules & regulations and the bureaucracies that enforce them have far too much power without any real accountability. That's why FEMA proved worthless in the aftermath of hurricanes, the IRS under Obama targeted the Tea Party & other groups, the FBI created a riot on J6, the DoJ used law fare to undermine Trump (and helped him win in a landslide!), & many other examples.
And it is in the Left, with its hold over so many institutions of power & abuse of that power, where we find totalitarian tendencies: censorship, the FBI acting like the Gestapo, DoJ law fare, etc. The government's primary function is to protect our rights. Instead they are the biggest threat to our rights.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36