There are mechanisms in place in any self-sustaining organization to prevent corruption. The government of the United States of America has traditionally been that kind of robustly self-sustaining organization.<\/p>\n
Alas, a remarkably effective way to take down such an organization is to remove those protective mechanisms in the name of efficiency.<\/p>\n
What’s really clever about this approach is that it is indeed efficient. But of course, what it is efficient at is the destruction of the organization itself.<\/p>\n
When the organization in question is a functioning representative democracy, the end result is tragic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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