If you think the government is becoming the "laughingstock of the world" then: a) read more widely, there's a lot of governments out there that are more worthy

If you think the government is becoming the "laughingstock of the world" then: a) read more widely, there's a lot of governments out there that are more worthy of the moniker (and even more that are horrifying) b) read more widely, the newspapers you're reading aren't being honest (otherwise you'd know about (a))