Steve was to be the poster boy for WW2
he told tommy lee jones to go kick rocks so he can save bucky
steve was to be the poster boy of shield
he told sam jackson kick rocks so he can save Bucky and bring down the hella-carrier
steve was to be the poster boy for government over sight
he tells tony stark to go kick rocks so he can save bucky
its almost like theres a pattern
Steve was benched on the sidelines like a puppet, but whats good about having super powers and not using them? So he followed his own way broke out the howling commandos and saved a ton of soldiers in the process.
Steve was supposed to follow orders in the second one but shield was compromised from the jump when hydra infiltrated that's why they shot fury and framed him for it. so he did what needed to be done and took them down or at least exposed them.
Now the govt oversight is tricky because the bad guys dont play by the same rules steve knows this, so when stark comes down talking about accountability in this day and age. Cap is gonna follow his instincts to protect the people be damned what a govt says because they can be corrupted.
Steve is justifiably right in his stance where he follows his guts and the people in charge are wrong...
he should be getting medals for his service instead of a prison cell it's all bullshyt.