[Psalm 144]

Hard to say what this is. Is it basically Soviet, basically banana republic, or a combination of both? Down on the Animal Farm, the pigs are more equal than the other animals.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Hard to say what this is. Is it basically Soviet, basically banana republic, or a combination of both?

Corruption, abuse of power and a complete lack of accountability are features of both, so I'd go with "both". Grossly incompetent idiots are usually very good at sniffing out organizations which will cover their asses, so stuff like this just serves as a recruiting tool for more idiots to join the government.