To all those who are linking culture and corruption: The reason that some societies seem to accept corruption is not because of their culture; It's because of

To all those who are linking culture and corruption: The reason that some societies seem to accept corruption is not because of their culture; It's because of social behavior resulting from "learned helplessness" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness). Most of the governments in third world countries are designed to facilitate corruption, so that the elite few controlling the government can benefit. After spending decades under corrupt regimes, people get used to it.