Don't over-think it: systemic failure as the result of institutionalized corruption.
It doesn't really matter what the initial justification was, it is what it is. You're increasingly noticing it because it is occurring everywhere and without any negative consequences to the bad actors (quite the opposite: significant rewards.)
It doesn't really matter what the initial justification was, it is what it is. You're increasingly noticing it because it is occurring everywhere and without any negative consequences to the bad actors (quite the opposite: significant rewards.)