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I dunno, when was the last time the US had an anti-corruption effort where anyone paid any kind of price? I'm old enough to remember Abscam[1], the outcome of w
by scottlocklin 7y ago
I dunno, when was the last time the US had an anti-corruption effort where anyone paid any kind of price? I'm old enough to remember Abscam[1], the outcome of which seemed to be "hey, American politicians can be bought for super cheap!" Also: whether or not he killed himself, l'affaire Epstein indicates that our politicians are swine who can be bought off in more simple and sleazey ways.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abscam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abscam
- EvanAnderson 7y agoI was around 3 y/o when Abscam went down. Now, however, I have a pretty good idea why Penn and Teller called their Bell Labs prank "lab scam". Thanks for that. https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/labscam.html https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/labscam.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxMKuv0A6z4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxMKuv0A6z4