Entrenched institutional malfeasance and incompetence invites people to dream of a strong authoritarian who can sweep away all the bureaucracy and do the right

Entrenched institutional malfeasance and incompetence invites people to dream of a strong authoritarian who can sweep away all the bureaucracy and do the right thing, including punishments in a show of justice by extralegal means. When institutions fail, the door opens to strong-man tyranny. But the caretakers of these institutions seem oblivious to how fragile their position is. People like Vennels just might get shocked by what their fecklessness leads to.