"Apathy and acceptance of a dysfunctional system is common," he added.

"That absolutely caught me by surprise because it tells you how dysfunctional this system has been."

Hes not gone after the dysfunctional system that we have in Albany.

We cannot saddle our children and grandchildren with a dysfunctional system.

The independent 9/11 commission cried out for an end to this "dysfunctional" system.

As a result, a power vacuum formed within the already dysfunctional dual system of government.

But Republicans have called the deal the latest example of a dysfunctional system.

By now they can no longer blame the dysfunctional system.

It's hard to apportion individual blame for a dysfunctional system.

They learned, as have many dissatisfied men, that it is not enough to gain a place in a dysfunctional system.