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This list measures how corrupt people think their own governments are, which is not necessarily the same thing as a measure of actual corruption.
by tdeck 5y ago
This list measures how corrupt people think their own governments are, which is not necessarily the same thing as a measure of actual corruption.
- Retric 5y agoThat’s a very important difference. US corruption especially at the local level is well hidden in part due to a recent drop off in investigative reporting. It’s also been institutionalized via regulatory capture etc such that things often go unnoticed by the general public. On top of this trying to bring up how corrupt other countries are perceived is pure whataboutism.