Corruption in the "West"
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47165348
> I noticed many people believe, that Western countries ranking low on corruption indexes, shows they aren't corrupt as hell.
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> To me this just means it's at a higher, much harder to prove level.
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> Instead of starting at the cop level (which is still possible with connections), it starts at the points where multi-millions can be made without anyone really noticing.
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> E.g. farm land > residential use, construction projects, sale of government properties, favors for corps etc.
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> I noticed many people believe, that Western countries ranking low on corruption indexes, shows they aren't corrupt as hell.
>
> To me this just means it's at a higher, much harder to prove level.
>
> Instead of starting at the cop level (which is still possible with connections), it starts at the points where multi-millions can be made without anyone really noticing.
>
> E.g. farm land > residential use, construction projects, sale of government properties, favors for corps etc.
>