That it still is a country with all its typical monopolies - force, laws and various tools of control over individuals.
It is dying off course (as are all other ones also) but process is too slow comparing to duration of my lifetime, so I choose to ignore it in the meantime.

That is only possible once you realize one crucial thing - they can mold you into loyal law abiding citizen only with your willing participation, instead deny them that and hack your local system to your own advantage (as there is no such thing as bullet proof unhackable system, pretty sure even N.Korea isn't such).