The problem with the Sallies is that that they are deeply flawed in their so-called thinking.
Certainly, they wish to be separate from the Third Imperium. Looking at it objectively, it's perfectly understandable why a collection of sovereign states would want to be separate from a large empire. But the Sallies purposefully chose two false premises to hold their state together: racism and fascism. And in the end, the wound up very nearly like the USSR: a troika of power centers each lying to the other with a mythological underpinning of 'representation' that has no actual power to effect things.
The situation in Russia is very similar to how the Sally Whiny Confection gets things done, so let me provide an example:
- A factory for a needed commodity needs to be built. This factory is intended to build heavy machinery, so heavy industrial machines are required to build the product. The architect draws up the plans and gives an estimate of the materials. The builder gets the plans, modifies them for local conditions, and submits the list of materials needed. The plans call for 1000 cubic meters of concrete. But the local Party boss, who is supposed to supply the needed materials, decides to redirect 250 cubic meters so his new dacha can have a pool and a landing pad. The builder receives the materials and notifies the Party that the load of cement is short. 'But it can't be short,' the Party apparatchik says, 'Shipment of the proper amount was authorized a week ago. You will have to get to work and make do with what you have.'
Now, the plans [all agreed to by the architect, the builder and the Party] call for a 3 meter thick foundation in order to stabilize the heavy machining tools. But the builder only has enough for a 2 meter thick foundation. What to do? He's already lodged the one protest he's allowed to with the Party. Anything more will be seen as an attempt to sabotage authorized Party endeavors. So he adds more sand to the cement to stretch it. The foundation is built to plan, this many meters long, wide, and deep. But the stability and holding power of the cement is only three-quarters what is needed. This means that the factory floor will only last one-half to three-quarters as long as what the State needs and at least half the products turned out by the factory will be sub-par because of the excess vibration and faulty tolerances of the machines making the parts.
And who gets blamed? The architect, whose plans were obviously faulty. Or the builder, who obviously poorly supervised his workers. Or the workers, who are obviously lazy and lack skill. But the Party boss' pool, landing pad, and bunker work just fine.
And this level of institutional corruption exists in all levels of society and in nearly all fields of endeavor, from cooks and waiters to the Confederation Navy itself.
And, getting back to the main point here, this exists even in genetics. The Sally geneticists keep working to develop the perfect slave race, one that is smart [but not too smart], capable [but not too capable], and most of all grateful and satisfied with their sub-citizen status. And they've failed every single time.