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It's kind of like saying that corruption in the president's office isn't really that big of a deal because there are plenty of small town mayors that are also c
by luckylion 6y ago
It's kind of like saying that corruption in the president's office isn't really that big of a deal because there are plenty of small town mayors that are also corrupt.
That's absolutely true, but the influence on society and the country of both aren't really the same.
- throwawaygh 6y agoNo, that's not the point at all. The point is that if you say "X is how you address corruption" and "X" doesn't work even for mayors of small towns, then there's a good reason to think "X" also won't work in the president's office.
- luckylion 6y agoI'm not sure, I believe that it's pretty obvious how you do it: transparency, rules, enforcement. However, that's often costly, so you try to do it where matters. Corruption in the middle of nowhere is annoying when you live there, but the damage is limited. Corruption at the center of global power is quite different in the damage potential. I believe the same is true for educational institutions. The one that will be visited by next account manager of the local branch of a national bank has less damage potential than the one that will be visited by the next CEO of that bank, the next President and the judges on the Supreme Court.
- throwawaygh 6y agoYou under-estimate the amount of power held by conservatives and/or don't pay attention to where they do speaking gigs.