Comment by pocksuppet
1 day ago
Probably marketers in this one. Marketers who know how to access politicians adn get invited to WEF.
The distinction: marketers know how to trick people, lobbyists bribe them.
1 day ago
Probably marketers in this one. Marketers who know how to access politicians adn get invited to WEF.
The distinction: marketers know how to trick people, lobbyists bribe them.
That's not lobbyism, that's straight corruption. Lobbyism is, at least in theory, about convincing politicians
In practice it's about bribing them or at least telling them personal gains. Like if you tell a politician he should support the war on Iran because he owns lots of oil stocks and they'll go up.
Marketing is telling a politician this app is the future of EU social chat so you need to be using it.
Its legalized bribes, basically pay to play these days.
You would have to be exceptionally naïve to think that a good chunk of the "lobbying" done doesn't involve some sort of exchange of something of value.