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Old 02-08-2021, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Dolalin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Bureaucracy is organization and coordination. It's the only way yet devised to run a country at scale, and for all its flaws, it works.

For the intricate and complex Roman bureaucracy which persisted between emperors, this thread provides an accessible overview:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistoria...an_bureaucracy

For the 20th century, it suffices to look at how the militaries of the great powers were run. Every single one that proved successful was a bureaucratic machine.

Here's a brief defence of military bureaucracy from an officer and instructor at West Point:

https://mwi.usma.edu/defense-military-bureaucrat/

So since this is R&F, might I suggest that if you genuinely think bureaucracy is anything but essential and necessary, you have your head up your arse.
I'll remember that the next time I read about how The Pentagon paid 10K for a toilet seat on an airplane