As the Soviet Union proved so well the more you try to control your citizens the more they fall into sloth, crime, drunkenness, drugs and apathy.
Now, can anyone think of a more recent example of a country where society is trending downwards while laws and regulations are proliferating to ridiculous nannystate levels?
“Now, can anyone think of a more recent example of a country where society is trending downwards while laws and regulations are proliferating to ridiculous nannystate levels?”
Why, merry ole England, of course!