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The key quote for me was, "So if we compare it to the standard index, the similarity that we see is that the United States, overall, total corruption is much l
by arcanus 5y ago
The key quote for me was,
"So if we compare it to the standard index, the similarity that we see is that the United States, overall, total corruption is much lower than in China, and that’s totally expected. But what the U.C.I. is able to add is that it unbundles this total score into four categories, and by doing so, we can see more nuance and we can see that first of all, in both countries, the United States is much lower on petty theft, grand theft and speed money than in China. But they have roughly the same amount of access money."
"So in China, it might be a bribe; in the U.S., it might more likely be lobbying or influence-peddling of some sort"
- lotsofpulp 5y agoThe key fact that there is no freedom of speech or transparency in China makes me doubt the validity of any of this research.
- carabiner 5y agoIf you are an employee of a corporation you live under totalitarianism.
- xxpor 5y agoAh yeah if i call my boss a dumbass I fully expect to be dragged off to room 101. Or a mobile execution van, in China's case. Get a grip man.
- phyrex 5y agoYeah because that totally happens in China all the time..
- xxpor 5y agohttps://www.scmp.com/topics/xi-jinpings-anti-corruption-campaign https://www.scmp.com/topics/xi-jinpings-anti-corruption-camp... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_van#People's_Republic_of_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_van#People's_Republi...
- phyrex 5y agoYou imply that a political anti corruption campaign is equivalent to “calling your boss a dumbass”?
- vadfa 5y agoCome out as a conservative (a real conservative, not a neocon or anything like that) in the tech scene and watch yourself starve.
- xxpor 5y agoHow much is Peter Thiel worth again?
- finite_jest 5y agoYou certainly don't mean that conservatives should be billionaires to have a right to free expression, do you?
- AtlasBarfed 5y agoWhat's a real conservative?
- rp1 5y agoIt’s like one of those real Scotsman I’ve been hearing about.
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- carabiner 5y agoIf you are black in the US, expect the much more humane execution in the street in broad daylight. "The US has its problems, but..." The US is only problems. China is actually moving forward instead of having zero sum games in Congress for citizen entertainment.
- kyboren 5y agoI am no stranger to criticizing the US--and there is certainly much to criticize--but this is just laughable. I'm surprised you're still able to breathe with Xi Jinping's dick lodged in your throat. In any case the lack of oxygen is obviously harming your ability to perceive reality.