While your post may have been made in jest, I personally am happy when the system works. In this case, you had an undeclared liquid that was not in the required quart-size bag (to limit total volume and thus the damage potential of any explosion) and not exposed to the view to the inspectors. Given that some explosives can be made in liquid form, and some are shock sensitive (so they need not be set off in any way other than smashing the bottle...no lighting a fuse or setting off an electrical detonation charge required), my personal opinion is that you did the wrong thing and the inspectors absolutely did the right thing. Given that it is unlikely that any terrorist would put such a liquid explosive in a container labeled "liquid explosive", the inspectors have to treat any infraction, even if it is a liquid in a container labeled as something else (gee, sorry about that explosion and the deaths of the 200 passengers and crew....but they told me it was just maple syrup and I believed them), as a possible threat. Yes, it may seem like overkill, but better to seem a little silly than to find out otherwise at 35,000 ft going at 500mph. Instead, your mistake only inconvenienced the 20 passengers in line behind you because the inspectors were doing what they were supposed to do (since you hadn't).
When I do something stupid (like leaving a small multitool with a knife in my briefcase), my reaction is not to criticize the inspectors, but rather to apologize to them for causing the trouble and thank them for doing their job properly. Their job is difficult enough.