It’s not corruption, it’s working as intended. The citizens united case ruled that paying off legislators is equivalent to voting. We literally live in a textbook oligarchy, this is how it works and it’s working by design that way.
It’s more that corruption is to say the system isn’t supposed to work this way.
corruption
noun
cor·rup·tion kə-ˈrəp-shən
Synonyms of corruption
1
a
: dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers) : depravity
b
: inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (such as bribery)
the corruption of government officials
c
: a departure from the original or from what is pure or correct
the corruption of a text
the corruption of computer files
d
: decay, decomposition
the corruption of a carcass
It’s not dishonest or illegal behavior. It is entirely within the fucked up letter of the law. Systemic change is needed not purity.
It’s really not if you read the constitution you’ll see how it gives power to the elites/ruling class and why the anti federalists opposed the constitution.
It’s not corruption, it’s working as intended. The citizens united case ruled that paying off legislators is equivalent to voting. We literally live in a textbook oligarchy, this is how it works and it’s working by design that way.
I feel like your point is almost excusing it. Just because the corruption is working doesn’t mean it’s not corruption.
It’s more that corruption is to say the system isn’t supposed to work this way.
It’s not dishonest or illegal behavior. It is entirely within the fucked up letter of the law. Systemic change is needed not purity.
The letter of the law being what it is due to corruption.
It’s really not if you read the constitution you’ll see how it gives power to the elites/ruling class and why the anti federalists opposed the constitution.
When things are so bad that corruption is legalized and encouraged, it doesn’t stop being corruption.