I think some responsibility is shared by those who build and settle in areas in defiance of the government in power, no matter what their views about the legitimacy of that government.
The planners/builders know full well from the start that the government has the power, the policy and a history of exiling inhabitants and destroying settlements it deems “illegal”. So building them anyway is at best a gamble.
But, to then present themselves as innocent martyrs of an oppressive regime seems a bit disingenuous if not an egregious misrepresentation of the events.
What I find interesting in the history of the pro/anti Medinah debate is the absence of a viable alternative by the “anti” camp. OK, you don’t hold by a non-religious government in Eretz Yisroel. So, join forces and elect a “frum” majority government.
On the other hand, those who hold that no Jewish government of any composition is permitted until “Moshiach”, then I suppose we can expect this sort of thing to repeat itself ad infinitum.