As I see it, you are claiming that competent government officials would not have made a difference because (a) policy did not matter and/or (b) the public would have objected to competent policy. Certainly if that is true there is no advantage to having a competent government. I think it's more plausible that competence would make a positive difference.
As I see it, you are claiming that competent government officials would not have made a difference because (a) policy did not matter and/or (b) the public would have objected to competent policy. Certainly if that is true there is no advantage to having a competent government. I think it's more plausible that competence would make a positive difference.
As I see it, you are claiming that competent government officials would not have made a difference because (a) policy did not matter and/or (b) the public would have objected to competent policy. Certainly if that is true there is no advantage to having a competent government. I think it's more plausible that competence would make a positive difference.