Haha, you obviously don’t own a home in a HOA if you think local “small” government is any less tyranical than national, “big” government.  The desire to control others is wired into the most basic desires of all humans.

You could have a government of one person, and they still could be tyranical oppressors.

The trick is to make sure everyone is equal under the law.  That means the people get their police powers back, and it doesn’t really matter what that politicians says.