“Though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back… she would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backward.” - Aslan, C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Negligent Kingdoms (noun, poetic collective)

Negligent Kingdoms (noun, poetic collective)

Pronunciation: /ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.dʒənt ˈkɪŋ.dəmz/

1. Bureaucratic empires masquerading as civil service.

Structures of power where duty is diluted, decisions are delayed, and consequences are outsourced. Populated by paper-pushers, gatekeepers, and champions of plausible deniability.

2. In SWANKian usage:

The interconnected realms of social work, housing, healthcare, and law, where institutional neglect is not the exception but the infrastructure. These kingdoms thrive on passivity, jargon, and the strategic disappearance of accountability.

Characteristics:

  1. Policies with no practice
  2. Protocols with no empathy
  3. Outcomes with no ownership
  4. A talent for “looking into it” indefinitely

Etymology:

A SWANK-coined phrase to expose the myth of noble governance in systems built to delay, deflect, and deny. Not to be confused with actual monarchies, which at least own their crowns.

See also:

Standards, Whinging (reclaimed), Paper Warfare, Institutional Gaslighting, The Theatre of Safeguarding


Shall I prepare Paper Warfare next, or do you want a custom entry for The Grand Whinge?

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