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>But from everything that I have read, the corruption is actually less today than it was a hundred years ago. If that is the case then awareness of the corrupt
by mcantelon 16y ago
>But from everything that I have read, the corruption is actually less today than it was a hundred years ago.
If that is the case then awareness of the corruption is what has changed. If government represents the interests of an elite rather than the electorate at large than that system is dysfunctional and may be subject to a correction.
>Oh the system is working, alright. It just isn't working for _you_. :-P
My comments criticizing the system have received healthy upvoting, so it would seem that I'm not expressing a fringe opinion. Outside of Hacker News, stats showing steadily increasing economic polarization in the US are a solid indicator of an out-of-balance system.
- btilly 16y agoIf that is the case then awareness of the corruption is what has changed. Actually a century ago people were very aware of the corruption. It was the impetus for a number of important reforms. My comments criticizing the system have received healthy upvoting, so it would seem that I'm not expressing a fringe opinion. Tip. When someone adds a ":-P" to a comment, that indicates teasing. The people for whom the system "works" are those with power and influence. You are not one of them, and therefore it doesn't work for you.
- mcantelon 16y ago>Tip. When someone adds a ":-P" to a comment, that indicates teasing. The people for whom the system "works" are those with power and influence. You are not one of them, and therefore it doesn't work for you. Sorry for my defective humor detector. Cheers!