I just had to complete paperwork for Michigan's Department of Education, which I have called "The Ministry of Magic" for several years. So out of curiosity, I consulted Google to see if anyone else appreciates J.K. Rowling's criticism of governmental bureaucracy and found this:
Rowling’s vision of government consists almost solely of bureaucracy, without elections to offer the sheen of democracy, without a free press or independent judiciary to act as a check on bureaucratic excess, and with few true public servants to counteract craven bureaucrats.C.S. Lewis envisioned Hell -- either in Screwtape or Great Divorce, I forget -- as a particularly nasty bureaucracy.
Rowling's view of government comes out so well in her books--I love the picture she paints! It seems as though whether it be a teacher's or nursing license, there's an awful lot of red tape, isn't there?
ReplyDeleteThere sure is. Sometimes it makes sense, but other times it just seems pretentious or simply red tape for the sake of red tape.
ReplyDeleteBureaucrats must justify their existence by inventing new programs, initiatives, machines that go "ping," or silly fads.