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by distances 5 days ago
> I wonder what you mean

I thought I was clear? I mean the western corruption isn't in any shape or form comparable to Russian corruption, and how it pervaded all the Eastern Bloc. It does take long time to root it out, as it affects and degrades the whole society. You really, really can't compare it to what we have in the west, and everybody is better off when they get to escape it.
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owebmaster 4 days ago
> I mean the western corruption isn't in any shape or form comparable to Russian corruption

Is this good or bad? Is Russian corruption much worse or much better in the Epstein scale of corruption?

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bulbar 4 days ago
Yes, Russian corruption is much worse. You only know about Epstein because there wasn't enough corruption to hide it indefinitely. Dozens of people where murdered by Putin for merely speaking out against him.

Corruption is also much more normalized in Russia. Bureaucrats will casually take money to work your case faster (or at all). I know that from old friends as they had to bribe people to get their case processed a few years ago (before Russia started the war).

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owebmaster 3 days ago
The fact that we know about the Epstein cases didn't change a thing, the people are still in power, there is no scenario that could be worse than that. Are you from the US?
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