In other words, this road leads to an unbalanced federation of racial and ethnic groups distinguished by constitutional wrangling, deadlock, regional imbalance and a fixation with unworkable linguistic and cultural policies to the neglect of weightier matters such as the environment, the economy and international competitiveness.
The road mentioned is a literal road.
The road mentioned is NOT a literal road. It means a path or course to the effects mentioned.
( z1 road :mod ( z2 literal ) :domain ( z3 road :ARG1-of ( z4 mention ) ) )