Ya, you cannot expect a system to take steps toward disassembling itself. The thing is that there really isn't any other way to get the same kind of reach to the masses that you can by going against the system that way.
The added bonus being that people who haven't realized how inherently evil the system is quickly wake up to it after watching a showdown like this play out.
That is true. It highlights the absurdity of it as Ron Paul's campaign did.