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"Criminal" is strong word here, there is no "rule of law" in Argentina, it is not one of the country's values. Crime is the norm, not the exception, starting w
by mgh2 5y ago
"Criminal" is strong word here, there is no "rule of law" in Argentina, it is not one of the country's values.
Crime is the norm, not the exception, starting with the government and trickling down to the people.
It is the wrong culture: "If higher ups cheat to get ahead and get away with it, why shouldn't I?".
Result: scaled up crime - corruption, tax evasion, robbing, slacking, etc.
- piva00 5y agoThe same in Brazil, mi hermano... It's incredible how similar Latin American corruption is across countries, I feel that every time I met another Latin American here in Europe/Sweden there's this instantaneous bond on how fucked up our governments (and everyday corruption) are. I decided to leave and believe it's been the best thing I've ever done for my life, I miss the people I love but I don't miss life back there.
- iqanq 5y ago>It's incredible how similar Latin American corruption is across countries, I feel that every time I met another Latin American here in Europe/Sweden there's this instantaneous bond on how fucked up our governments (and everyday corruption) are. Catholic vs. protestant culture.
- mgh2 5y agoExactly: https://trendguardian.medium.com/in-data-we-trust-2978dacc8c22 https://trendguardian.medium.com/in-data-we-trust-2978dacc8c... “Culture is religion externalized.” - Douglas Phillips
- brnt 5y agoThe main thing to understand about protestant culture is that it can afford a beter PR machine. Think 1984 vs Brave New World.
- cpursley 5y agoYep, same reasons Orthodox Christian countries are way behind. It's an uncomfortable topic, but Protestant dominant cultures are generally more equitable and less corrupt.
- pjscott 5y agoWhy is that? Your assertion looks shockingly true when I eyeball the map of percentage Catholic by country, but I can’t find anything in Catholicism itself that would cause this.
- iqanq 5y agoFor protestants work is the way to heaven. For catholics work is a punishment.
- mgh2 5y agoThere is that and other factors. Ex: "do not steal" is a tenet on both, but it is irrelevant if not obeyed from a personal to an institutional level. Scaled up and in aggregate, you have a country's culture. Not working is a way of "stealing your neighbor's labor" But now we may have an emerging problem in the US, the breakdown of Protestant values: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29903457 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29903457
- unmole 5y agoThat must be why Ireland is so hopelessly corrupt. Oh, wait.
- everybodyknows 5y agoUruguay is said to be better -- true? Not true?
- user-one1 5y agoYes, corruption in Uruguay is way lower and the country is more stable. But also it's a very small country, so not many opportunities around for most people.
- f00zz 5y agoYes. Low corruption, low taxes (zero corporate tax for income received from outside the country), and you can even open bank accounts in foreign currencies.
- wslh 5y ago> Crime is the norm, not the exception, starting with the government and trickling down to the people. I agree with the starting with the government but I am lost when you blame the people (except for obvious crimes): literally there is not law in Argentina, tax evasion is not a crime because it is impossible to have a business without evading taxes (a friend told me) because the system is a trap where everyone could be attacked by the force of law based on ambiguous arguments. And in Argentina is easy to bribe judges and move the "law" to the direction you want, more if you are powerful.