Comment by prmph

1 day ago

Just because they are academics and experts in some scientific or technical field does not mean they are immune to corruption and abuse of power. Arguably they are just as vulnerable to these things.

They are more vulnerable because they are not used to dealing with these types of people.

  • Academic environment has plenty of those.

    • Serbia has been basically ruled by gangsters for the last several decades. So no, I don't think the academic environment has people like who the Serbian government has to deal with.

  • More vulnerable then Vucic, Vance, Trump, Orban, Bolsnaro, Paxton, ...

    • I've seen posts of yours on other threads, and all I have to say to you is that you keep on pretending that only the politicians you don't like are the corrupt ones; this is very naive.

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