Dysfunction is “deviation from the norms of social behavior in a way regarded as bad” (Google) Dysfunctional: “Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a family or social group with strange or abnormal behavior”. (Courtesy © Wiktionary)
Our Founders' Warning: “Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.” (Thomas Jefferson)