Private Gated Communities are Really Porta-Pottys with a See-Through Shell

We were told that the gate at the front entrance equipped with cameras are to provide safety.  In what sense?  The gates are open during the day from 6am-7pm, and I'm ok with this.  In fact, I think there shouldn't be a gate in the first place because it is a false sense of security that they use as an excuse for an increase of HOA fees.  We started out with a sensor tag to open the gate, that could be read from anywhere in the vehicle, well it didn't take long before that wasn't good enough and they sent out notes saying that we would soon have to go with a sensor tag that sticks on the windshield below the mirror (like a freeway toll tag)  So now instead of having a sensor that doesn't have to be displayed tackily to the windshield we have to sport a tag big enough for me to write "Hello, my name is CoconutHurts" on it.  Oh I haven't even gotten to the other set of sensor cards, the one to get in the pool, the gym, and oh the bathroom for the gym and pool (it's seperate) it always feels like I'm going to the DFW airport (not being able to put i.d. away) when I get to this so-called private community, It's so private they card the residence more times than a bar.  I thought the privacy was to keep others out not us in and imprisoned.  Yes, every community has its set of rules, but to know that we paid like idiots to live in a private community that did everything but give us privacy is absurd.  It is on a regular basis they send out flyers telling us of new community regulations.  We have to ask for permission before planting anything in the backyard, what is so private about this?  They have even sent out notes about neighbors back yards being sub-standard, if it's a private community, how did they know about the yard in the first place?  So the truth is there is nothing private about a private community, at least not this one. Take away the gate, get rid of tags and give us tinted windows please.....................