Comment by varispeed
6 hours ago
Bear in mind that corruption is politically agnostic. If there are no checks and balances, any government can be bought.
6 hours ago
Bear in mind that corruption is politically agnostic. If there are no checks and balances, any government can be bought.
Yes but at least in places like Venezuela and Philippines it can be bought cheap enough the common man might be able to access it.
It's almost worse in the USA because the corruption is only accessible to those in quasi-oligarchical roles. There's some point at which increased corruption actually becomes more egalitarian (though obviously, not as egalitarian as zero corruption).
I don't know why this is down voted. It's a very valid point.
In countries where the police and government officials can be bought for pocket change by the middle class, the masses have relatively more power vs the elite who control the central government.
It’s a stupid point that ignores how corruption actually works, particularly when someone thinks being able to bribe the local police means an ordinary person in Venezuela has more power than an average American.
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