Re:Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 ...
by rm_-rf_slash on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @02:14PM
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A film you may find interesting if you haven’t seen it is the Brazilian crime thriller “Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora é Outro”, which not wishing to spoil anything, was a fascinating exploration of how systems of corruption can remain even as everyone involved gets moved out; the vacuum is filled as quickly as it’s made.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_Squad:_The_Enemy_Withi...
Re:Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 ...
by yesenadam on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @08:59PM
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That is the sequel to Tropa de Elite (2007), by the same director, Jose Padilha. I strongly recommend watching Tropa de Elite first.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861739/
The same director's documentary Bus 174 (2002) is even much more intense and unforgettable.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340468/
He also created the amazing series The Mechanism (2018-), based on the Operation Car Wash investigations, during the last 10 years, into corruption in Brazil.
Yes, because the fundamental problem is changing the culture, not the "shape".
In Mexico (the example I know first hand) corruption is definitely a cultural problem. It happens at all levels because it is culturally acceptable to bend/ignore the rules for personal gain.
There's even a saying in Mexico which is "el que no transa no avanza". It translates to something like "the one who doesn't cheat, doesn't move forward in life".