[jshevek]

> There's no way to criticize any bureaucracy without having a subtext that less bureaucracy is always better, if the mere implication that less bureaucracy would have prevented the problem is enough to conjure that subtext in the minds of the readers.

I would agree it is impossible to prevent all potential misunderstanding when writing for a large audience, but various methods can make this kind of misunderstanding less likely:

- Emphasize qualifiers like "some", "most", "often", "sometimes", "not all", "many", etc.

- Anticipate and explicitly disclaim possible misinterpretations

- Acknowledge valid counter arguments

- Be very precise and explicit about our intended mentioning