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I am wondering, what is the quid pro quo here. I don't like most of these people, but they don't ring to me like the kind of people who could be bribed with a

by Iv 7y ago

I am wondering, what is the quid pro quo here. I don't like most of these people, but they don't ring to me like the kind of people who could be bribed with a seat at a prestigious university's board.

shsjxjbsbs 7y ago
Maybe they can’t be bribed with cash, but could they be bribed with a nice contract for the company they founded? Or threatened for access to a market?
- Iv 7y ago
  Yes maybe, but I don't see how having a seat at a university helps that.
  - enriquto 7y ago
    the seat does not help these CEOs, it helps China. They accept the (public) seat in exchange for (hidden) access.
    - Iv 7y ago
      Oh I see! That makes sense...
NicoJuicy 7y ago
I think a public and a personal gain would suffice. Even if it's only that their own stocks would gain with market access in China...
- deleted 7y ago
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lozenge 7y ago
It is about indoctrinating a mindset or bias rather than a direct quid pro quo. https://theintercept.com/2016/04/15/barack-obama-never-said-money-wasnt-corrupting-in-fact-he-said-the-opposite/ https://theintercept.com/2016/04/15/barack-obama-never-said-...
- netsharc 7y ago
  Damn, whatever you think of his politics, I respect a man who is that introspective!
- BoiledCabbage 7y ago
  Wow, the standards we used to hold a president to
  - jeegsy 7y ago
    Wrong. We just happened to have a president with those standards. Nothing about society then suggested we held politicians to any kind of lofty standards. A certain type had ambitions for higher office. Thats it.