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Biggest success of the US oligarchy is to convince the general population that lobbying is not bribery.
by delfinom 3y ago
Biggest success of the US oligarchy is to convince the general population that lobbying is not bribery.
- edgyquant 3y agoConsidering this is a common belief, it’s hard to agree they’ve convinced anyone.
- andrewmutz 3y agoHave you been to a country that has actual corruption?
- ratsmack 3y agoYou say that as if the US is free of corruption.
- yieldcrv 3y agoI have, I find it just as nuanced as the US system I was expecting wheelbarrows of cash not having to set up a foundation!
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- Melting_Harps 3y ago> Have you been to a country that has actual corruption? Absolutely, I lived in E. Europe for a significant amount of time; and I almost respect them more for making it as obvious as they do. At least there isn't an air of goaded legitimacy, and everyone knows that if you just pay the bribe you can just go and live your life on as normal. Whereas in the US you are pressured to pretend it's not all that, and that questioning such a system makes you a heretic of the best system ever devised. Seriously, it's pathetic and I just don't have the patience anymore; this is exactly what happens when Corps, Banks and Wall Street lobby to create legislation that favors them.
- Aunche 3y agoThe biggest failure of populists is to convince themselves that lobbying is bribery. Lobbying played a significant role in environmental regulation and civil rights. However, now that lobbying has become taboo among grass roots movements, creating a power vacuum that corporate lobbyists are happy to fill.