I'm not trying to say that politics there aren't terrible. I'm trying to say that, observing someone (whether human or corporation) fall afoul of that in such

I'm not trying to say that politics there aren't terrible. I'm trying to say that, observing someone (whether human or corporation) fall afoul of that in such a very blatant way, and effectively saying, "Welp, you should've known not to criticize your overlords" helps to both normalize and perpetuate that kind of corruption and self-serving behavior.