I mean I've visited democratic countries with a _lot_ of corruption and autocratic countries which appeared to have less. I guess you can get semantic with it,

I mean I've visited democratic countries with a _lot_ of corruption and autocratic countries which appeared to have less. I guess you can get semantic with it, but my main point is that you always here about "democracy" and a number of other positive things from people advocating for human rights, but corruption doesn't get the same level of attention. I think it should. Corruption is a huge problem. One thing that I think escapes many is that in corrupt countries, it isn't like the clerk who issues permits decides one day to be corrupt and gets rich. People already know these jobs offer opportunities to make a lot of money and compete fiercely for them. This is a high status job. The people who get them are usually capable and motivated and would serve their economy much better in some other role. It acts like a sort of internal brain drain.