Barney & Clyde by Gene Weingarten; Dan Weingarten & David Clark for July 20, 2021

I would challenge that – I don’t think people care enough about bureaucrats to hate them. At worst they’re seen as pompous annoyances, set to impede your objectives, rather than a villainous enemy.

They’re the NPCs of real life.

They are necessary, aren’t they? Someone has to do the paperwork.

it’s been interesting to watch bureaucrats in japan transform from the stolid functionaries of comedy cliché scriptwriters everywhere in the bad old days to the super helpful eager beaver youngsters of today who make a visit to town hall to pay taxes almost a pleasure. almost…

Bureaucrats are the tech support team of the oligarchy.

I have a feeling we’d miss them if they were gone.

If Clyde really wanted to walk on the wild side he could have a placard saying “Support Your Local Pharmaceutical CEO”.

Bureaucrats are people too……

Mountain whitewater rapids body surfing.

I think of them as _burro_crats. They can be stubborn, but useful if you need to climb a mountain of paperwork.