Democracy always looks broken and dysfunctional because what you see is closer to the truth. Authoritarian systems can look clean and efficient because they ar

Democracy always looks broken and dysfunctional because what you see is closer to the truth. Authoritarian systems can look clean and efficient because they are systematically hiding all their problems all the way up the chain of command. Often the leadership doesn’t even see the true state of things. Recent example: Putin’s lack of awareness of the true dismal state of Russia’s armed forces.