Americans invented a word for bribery so it would stop sounding like bribery.
They called it "lobbying."
A pharmaceutical company that spends $300 million purchasing the votes of legislators who will then block drug price regulation is not, in American law, corrupt.
It is "civically engaged."
A defense contractor that pays a retired general $500,000 a year to advocate for weapons contracts, contracts the general previously approved from the government side, is not a conflict of interest.
It is "private sector expertise."
A senator who receives $2 million from the insurance industry over a career and votes against universal healthcare every single time is not bought.
He is "fiscally responsible."
The genius of American corruption is not that it is hidden.
It is that it is legible, documented, publicly filed, searchable on the internet, and still not called what it is, because the people who would name it are the same people cashing the checks, and the people watching it happen have been trained to call it "democracy."
At least when a Nigerian official takes a bribe, everyone in the room knows what happened.
In Washington, they hold a press conference about it.
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Crowd erupts in celebration as the NDC Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and Vice Presidential Candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, arrive at the venue of the NDC Town Hall Meeting in Sokoto.
VIDEO📹; His Excellency Peter Obi And Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso In Sokoto 🇳🇬🔥
The Love Is Pure, The Energy Is Massive, And The Welcome Is Unforgettable! ❤️🙌
Sokoto Is OK! 🇳🇬
Nigeria Will Be OK! ✅🔥
@ArslanAsh95 The only 2 Koreans 🇰🇷 made it to Top 8 and one of them even took y'all's trophy. You guys couldn't even send him to Losers. (3-0) & (3-0)😂
@AtifButt540 What you did was troll-ish. You even got a counter hit on one of the WR2s and could have comboed him to finish him off quicker. Instead you chose to continue the WR2 assault.
I don't believe you're a bad guy, but you definitely embarrassed your opponent. It's that simple.
@AdekunleOripet1@Akinjoshua2017 It's interesting because he was banished for trying to please a woman (his then wife). He didn't have enough money to give her the lifestyle she wanted, so he engaged in slave trading, which is forbidden in Westeros. Ned Stark banished him for that.
Mans is a finished man.😄
@BlessedGirl001@Dannymasterp Too much nonsense on X. Ones FYP and mentions should not be a democracy. If a person's post is stupid to the point of offence (be it on politics, social issues, or even just catching cruise), I block and move on.