Be a patriot? Stand up against them? Seriously?
He has no spine. He is terrified of his shadow. He bobbleheads quietly always kissing the a** of the "head". Too scairdy cat to do anything else. He will not do the right thing. he doesn't have "the right stuff". Which is why the "head" picked him. A nothingburger. A cypher. A void. An empty suit.