Living in Africa, I've come to appreciate the value of dysfunctional government. Long may it be so.

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Intriguing. What are the pros?

For a start, one tends to be left alone to get on with life. We are quite discerning about which statutes we regard as being useful to us.

Show me a government anywhere in the world that works for the people rather than having the people work for the sate.

I have come to the same conclusion from my time in SE Asia. They’re not efficient enough to get in people’s way and as a result, the people flourish.