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I’m sorry, but if you thought the US fit the criteria you’ve just described, you’re sorely mistaken…

by s5300 4y ago

moomoo11 4y ago
Last I checked the government isn’t lynching people. Do we have crazies? Duh. But to compare the “crazy” in US to some of these places is either privileged ignorance or willful ignorance. There’s a reason we moved here, even with the issues present here. They’re magnitudes less.
missedthecue 4y ago
Try to bribe a police officer in the US next time you get pulled over at a traffic stop. Try to bribe the immigration officer at any US airport. My congressman's office didn't even let me give him a small non-cash thank you gift basket when he resolved a very sensitive and urgent administrative matter with my visa.
- sidewndr46 4y ago
  I'm more concerned that a congressman was able to "fix" an issue with a visa than I am with someone taking bribes. Bribes implies quid pro quo. Someone who can "fix" some implies an exclusive network of favors traded with no record.
  - missedthecue 4y ago
    Basically what happened was that the USPS lost my passport in the mail a few days before I was supposed to move overseas. I called his office and they were able to lean on the The Department of State to have a new one printed up and issued to me within 48 hours. How he did it, I don't know, but I assume getting a call from a sitting congressman lights the proverbial fire under the ass of paper pushers at the Department of State. I had never met, spoken with, or donated to my congressman before this took place.
    - sidewndr46 4y ago
      This is what concerns me. There shouldn't be this "shadow process". I've heard from other individuals in the same situation who were left with no recourse. The only process should be the official process as laid out by the Department of State.
  - mensetmanusman 4y ago
    One might be vastly underestimating the corrosion that bribes bring.
- mcv 4y ago
  The right way to bribe them is through campaign contributions or donating to their "charity" foundation. People without election campaigns or foundations are much harder to bribe.

I’m sorry, but if you thought the US fit the criteria you’ve just described, you’re sorely mistaken…

by s5300 4y ago

I’m sorry, but if you thought the US fit the criteria you’ve just described, you’re sorely mistaken…

Last I checked the government isn’t lynching people. Do we have crazies? Duh. But to compare the “crazy” in US to some of these places is either privileged ignorance or willful ignorance. There’s a reason we moved here, even with the issues present here. They’re magnitudes less.

missedthecue 4y ago

Try to bribe a police officer in the US next time you get pulled over at a traffic stop. Try to bribe the immigration officer at any US airport. My congressman's office didn't even let me give him a small non-cash thank you gift basket when he resolved a very sensitive and urgent administrative matter with my visa.

sidewndr46 4y ago
I'm more concerned that a congressman was able to "fix" an issue with a visa than I am with someone taking bribes. Bribes implies quid pro quo. Someone who can "fix" some implies an exclusive network of favors traded with no record.
- missedthecue 4y ago
  Basically what happened was that the USPS lost my passport in the mail a few days before I was supposed to move overseas. I called his office and they were able to lean on the The Department of State to have a new one printed up and issued to me within 48 hours. How he did it, I don't know, but I assume getting a call from a sitting congressman lights the proverbial fire under the ass of paper pushers at the Department of State. I had never met, spoken with, or donated to my congressman before this took place.
  - sidewndr46 4y ago
    This is what concerns me. There shouldn't be this "shadow process". I've heard from other individuals in the same situation who were left with no recourse. The only process should be the official process as laid out by the Department of State.
- mensetmanusman 4y ago
  One might be vastly underestimating the corrosion that bribes bring.
mcv 4y ago
The right way to bribe them is through campaign contributions or donating to their "charity" foundation. People without election campaigns or foundations are much harder to bribe.