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This is either a tautology or meaningless, depending on semantics. Q: Are there today, or have there ever been in history, any non-corrupt governments (that by
by cobbzilla 1y ago
This is either a tautology or meaningless, depending on semantics.
Q: Are there today, or have there ever been in history, any non-corrupt governments (that by your implication are invulnerable to lobbying)?
I’m pretty sure lobbying is a thing everywhere, regardless of corruption. People want the government to do stuff and will try to make it happen, from autocracies to direct democracies and everything in between.
- philipallstar 1y agoOf course. Writing to your representative is you wanting the government to do something. There's nothing wrong with that. It's only when government is corrupt that it's a problem.
- cobbzilla 1y agoSo you’re saying “lobbying can do something, even when the government is not corrupt”? If so, then yes, that’s the point I was making, which refutes the statement that lobbying only does something if the government is corrupt. If not, then I’m confused, please help me understand what I’m missing.