There’s real frustration here, and calling it an “oversimplification” misses the pattern we actually see. You point to audits, courts, elections, and oversight as checks on government. Fair enough in theory. But in practice, this is exactly the “add things, still not getting done” problem:
• We add layers of audits → scandals still surface years later with minimal consequences.
• We add court cases and lawsuits → agencies drag them out, settle with taxpayer money, and no one at the top is fired or prosecuted.
• We add elections → same incumbents, same agencies, same failures cycle back in with new branding.
• We add oversight boards and regulations → the bureaucracy grows, compliance costs explode, and core accountability (actual punishment for clear misconduct or waste) remains rare.
The result? More process, more staff, more rules, yet the same unaccountable outcomes. Promises on spending, borders, procurement, data privacy, or enforcement keep slipping. When everyday people or businesses mess up, penalties hit fast and hard. When government does, it’s “lessons learned,” retirements with pensions, or promotions. That’s not uneven accountability; it’s structural impunity dressed up as “systems.”
Saying “they exist, even if imperfect” doesn’t fix the knowing-doing gap. If the mechanisms keep failing to deliver consequences where it matters most, they’re not working. We don’t need more additions on top of additions. We need enforcement of the basics that were already supposed to apply to everyone.
England is racist against their own people. The police are taught to be racist against white people. They should be ashamed of themselves. What losers.