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This is a tiresome, meaningless religious mantra nowadays. Yes there is corruption. No not everybody is corrupt. No it does not only exist in USA nor is USA an

This is a tiresome, meaningless religious mantra nowadays. Yes there is corruption. No not everybody is corrupt. No it does not only exist in USA nor is USA anywhere near the worst. No you can't blame anything and everything you don't like on corruption and greed.

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FractalHQ 5y ago
Perhaps, but of all the leading developed nations on Earth, the US has a particularly corrupt government that sells itself to the highest bidder thanks to Citizens United and armies of lobbyists. Our healthcare, prison, and student loan systems, for example, prey on US citizens without repercussions at lengths that don’t fly in most developed countries. I think it’s safe to say that corruption and greed are at the root of most problems in the US, and it’s important to call it like it is.
- test_epsilon 5y ago
  Yes yes I know the scriptures, and yes I'm possessed by the secular-devil (who is that today? Putin? Hitler? Trump?) for not unthinkingly reciting them verbatim.
- read_if_gay_ 5y ago
  > of all the leading developed nations on Earth, the US has a particularly corrupt government that sells itself to the highest bidder I would contend with that. The US government is just very visible. I know HN likes to glorify European nations but we're really really good at wasting taxpayer money, too. It's just less lobbying and more knowing the right people here.
- noduerme 5y ago
  Market capitalism is greedy and brutal, but the discussion here is about ransomware, which is one of the things the market should be well equipped to solve. Rather than throwing broad shade at the system in general, consider the opportunity here. Faced with a threat to the increasing automation they rely on for YoY growth, corporations could react by ensuring better job security and higher pay, better workplace conditions and better training, to create more resilience. The market could support those shifts if they see the danger of relying totally on non-human decision making at the local level. The Russians might even be doing us a favor if we're adaptable enough to take advantage of what we're learning from it.
- aksss 5y ago
  Oh, you’re one of the kids who thinks that the US had less regulatory capture and influence peddling before Citizens United. That is not how it was at all. Money simply follows the path of least resistance.

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FractalHQ 5y ago

Perhaps, but of all the leading developed nations on Earth, the US has a particularly corrupt government that sells itself to the highest bidder thanks to Citizens United and armies of lobbyists. Our healthcare, prison, and student loan systems, for example, prey on US citizens without repercussions at lengths that don’t fly in most developed countries. I think it’s safe to say that corruption and greed are at the root of most problems in the US, and it’s important to call it like it is.

test_epsilon 5y ago
Yes yes I know the scriptures, and yes I'm possessed by the secular-devil (who is that today? Putin? Hitler? Trump?) for not unthinkingly reciting them verbatim.
read_if_gay_ 5y ago
> of all the leading developed nations on Earth, the US has a particularly corrupt government that sells itself to the highest bidder I would contend with that. The US government is just very visible. I know HN likes to glorify European nations but we're really really good at wasting taxpayer money, too. It's just less lobbying and more knowing the right people here.
noduerme 5y ago
Market capitalism is greedy and brutal, but the discussion here is about ransomware, which is one of the things the market should be well equipped to solve. Rather than throwing broad shade at the system in general, consider the opportunity here. Faced with a threat to the increasing automation they rely on for YoY growth, corporations could react by ensuring better job security and higher pay, better workplace conditions and better training, to create more resilience. The market could support those shifts if they see the danger of relying totally on non-human decision making at the local level. The Russians might even be doing us a favor if we're adaptable enough to take advantage of what we're learning from it.
aksss 5y ago
Oh, you’re one of the kids who thinks that the US had less regulatory capture and influence peddling before Citizens United. That is not how it was at all. Money simply follows the path of least resistance.