Re:Bound to Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Liberal Internati...
by denton-scratch on Friday January 07, 2022 @12:31PM
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> This results in rampant government corruption
Dictators and corruption are indeed inseparable. But the present UK government is also being shaken by revelations of extensive corruption.
Corruption is insidious; it starts with buddies of the glorious leader, leading to businesses that are founded on corruption, ending up with almost every official in every capacity becoming corrupt, including policemen and army officers. In the process the people are impoverished, markets are kneecapped, and the currency becomes debauched. Honesty and honour become a liability.
I'm much more scared of corruption than ideology X or ideology Y. If you're lucky enough to live in a country where the rule of law still sort-of works, you'd better hope that corruption is stamped out as soon as it's head pops up.
Dictators and corruption are indeed inseparable. But the present UK government is also being shaken by revelations of extensive corruption.
Corruption is insidious; it starts with buddies of the glorious leader, leading to businesses that are founded on corruption, ending up with almost every official in every capacity becoming corrupt, including policemen and army officers. In the process the people are impoverished, markets are kneecapped, and the currency becomes debauched. Honesty and honour become a liability.
I'm much more scared of corruption than ideology X or ideology Y. If you're lucky enough to live in a country where the rule of law still sort-of works, you'd better hope that corruption is stamped out as soon as it's head pops up.