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>But can't you see the vast amount of corruption? Every time I see someone write something like this my knee jerk reaction is to either assume they're lying or
by travmatt 10y ago
>But can't you see the vast amount of corruption?
Every time I see someone write something like this my knee jerk reaction is to either assume they're lying or they are clueless. Can you point to the vast amount of corruption you claim is self evident?
- virtuabhi 10y ago1) Selling ambassdor positions to the donors (check the xlsx file which has higher paying donors getting 'better' countries) 2) Co-ordinating with Super PAC https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/807308520546848769 https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/807308520546848769
- neuronexmachina 10y ago1) This doesn't make it right, but it's a common practice for a President to give a percentage of ambassadorships (typically 30%-40%) to donors and friends. Obama, Clinton, and both Bush's all engaged in this practice. It's unusual though to extend this practice to the Cabinet, as Trump has done.
- travmatt 10y agoI could even name some Reagan donors turned unqualified ambassadors. I can't tell if people hawking such ridiculous ideas are truly naive or are just following a motivated reasoning to reach some post-hoc justification of their dislike.