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Having spent some time there myself, I agree with this. The corruption is more than we expect in the US, but not on this level and getting better all the time.
by myko 3y ago
Having spent some time there myself, I agree with this. The corruption is more than we expect in the US, but not on this level and getting better all the time.
- hattmall 3y agoThere isn't an extreme level of corruption by any means described here. Getting tipped off to raids, warrants, inquiries, taps etc is pretty easy to achieve even in the United States. Even getting local authorities to run interference to give you some time is reasonably affordable. Look at the corruption in cities like Atlanta, Detroit, New Orleans. Kasim Reed's staff selling machine guns, Burr Ellis hosting parties from his private floor in jail. Sydney Dorsey having his deputies assassinate the rival sheriff. A 10 year school cheating scandal, the 2020 election, kickbacks galore at the world's busiest airport. That's just Atlanta, many major cities have similar or worse corruption issues and it's fairly simple to tap into. In many cases necessary if you want to do business in the city at all.
- ldehaan 3y ago[dead]
- myko 3y ago> the 2020 election I assume the corruption referred to here is trump's attempt to steal the election. The US is in a weird spot, corruption is rampant in rural America, spotty in some cities (usually noticed & prosecuted), but federally corruption has been low until recently. It's nice to see corruption being addressed in these cases (i.e., the trump indictments). Hopefully the US doesn't slide into the everyday corruption common in some areas of the world, as long as the US prosecutes without fear or favor the country will end up in a good spot wrt not normalizing corruption, though it does feel like an uphill battle given the political situation.