I think that the expertise of our military forces are still able to defeat our enemies, but they are being inexpertly utilized.

Our police forces also have developed very effective and protective expertise in a variety of areas, but they are continually being disrespected by those who use the tern “racist” to describe effective tactics and strategies*.

Other emergency responders also have demonstrated superior expertise, but they are the unsung heroes in our society. We do not hear of their heroics often enough, so all too often we forget about them.

On the other hand, it seems that some people in safety or health related fields are not made aware enough of the consequences of bad behavior (e.g. not wearing adequate protective clothing). Another example is the VA intentionally lying to us about wait times. It looks like government can be very inexpert in its (mis)management. Without a competitor, government has no incentive to improve.

* Professor Gates was a “victim” of a procedure that is employed no matter the race of the homeowner, but Gates chose to declare such procedures as racist — but only because he was overly sensitive and because history showed him that he could get away with such a charge. With Obama’s support, he almost got away with it.