There are lots of locked doors. Each door has one key, and one key master (forgive the phrase). A single person cannot enter every door on their own. This is a good system.
However… if the key masters can be convinced to re-key their door with the same key, then anyone who has one key has them all.
The system failed when the key masters became corrupt and/or lazy. And the country failed when we saw it happening and did nothing.
There are lots of locked doors. Each door has one key, and one key master (forgive the phrase). A single person cannot enter every door on their own. This is a good system.
However… if the key masters can be convinced to re-key their door with the same key, then anyone who has one key has them all.
The system failed when the key masters became corrupt and/or lazy. And the country failed when we saw it happening and did nothing.