sillygoose

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   by sillygoose 11y ago

   They've already been pre-bribed with "campaign-contributions" at the time of getting into office. Then they'll take further bribes behind the scenes. How about applying "Fool me once" to politicians in general?
2. 92.▲
   by sillygoose 11y ago

   So the only problem with AirBnB is that some residents are too loud? Is the solution to have governments ban AirBnB all over the world, or do you think people might be able to just agree on house rules that forbid disturbing other residents
3. 93.▲
   by sillygoose 11y ago

   If all candidates will be happy to take bribes once in office - which is pretty much guaranteed - how do you think voting could possibly prevent bribery at all?
4. 94.▲
   by sillygoose 11y ago

   You could even argue that lobbying is democracy's way of having "corruption" built-in. When there's a dictatorship, no one is surprised when the dictator is bribed. In a democracy, you can't just walk into the presi