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I don't know about Hungary but in 3rd world countries (I am Brazilian) the worst is not that these things happen, it is that voters are too stupid to care. One
by diego_moita 14y ago
I don't know about Hungary but in 3rd world countries (I am Brazilian) the worst is not that these things happen, it is that voters are too stupid to care.
One example: a couple years ago it was discovered that the president of the Brazilian Senate and Congress had a child with a mistress and a lobbyist office was paying the child support. It was a scandal that made big news. He resigned from the presidency but remained in the Senate. Later on he was reelected as senator and chosen president of senate again, last month. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renan_Calheiros http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renan_Calheiros
- mercurial 14y agoWell, that's pretty much Berlusconi's entire political career: 20 years of scandals and still going strong. At the same time, you can expect at least one scandal per French president, but we seem to change them with more regularity.
- namank 14y agoYou should check out the Indian House of Commons, called the Lok Sabha. Rape and bribery are a prereq.
- pm90 14y agoNo, they are not. The incidence of criminal cases is large but not in the majority, or a prerogative: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-13/india/32662755_1_criminal-cases-mlas-national-election-watch http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-13/india...
- namank 14y agoBeing in the minority doesn't mean they can be treated as outliers. Those ministers have multiple cases against them. Given the nature of public attitude and their trust in the justice system in a developing country such as India, you can rest assured that the number of reported cases are below the number of actual occurrences.
- lostlogin 14y agoJacob Zuma's (the South African President) rape trail would seem relevant here.