• Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    We are a plutocracy, our government sold out long ago and is the most corrupt country of all time.

    I know that they say it’s actually pretty good and we are a rule of law country without a corruption problem, but unfortunately, that’s because we’ve made corruption and bribery perfectly legal.

    If you haven’t done this yet, check out Super PACs, long story short it’s a cash pipeline with laughably weak oversight, and everybody in government knows exactly why it legal.

    In 1970s FBI did a bribery catfish of reps, mayors, and more, and almost half of them took the bait and many were convicted of bribery (ABSCAM).

    Starting in 2000s, Super PACs allow unlimited funding and they don’t have to declare who gave it to them. The FBI is now investigating furries instead of congress.

    It’s a madhouse.