• Tedesche@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Why is it conservatives are so much more frequently corrupt than liberals? There’s nothing about conservativism itself that would lend itself to this sort of bullshit, so how is that corruption spreads so much more in conservative circles?

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      1 year ago

      Youre wondering why a group of people that paint government officials as corrupt might be more likely to be corrupt themselves? Theyre projecting.

    • TimeNaan@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Because it’s an ideology of egoism and selfishness, corruption finds fertile ground in these kinds of attitudes.

    • floofloof@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      There’s nothing about conservativism itself that would lend itself to this sort of bullshit

      There’s the fact that the entire ideology places selfishness as its highest value. I’d say that’s conducive to corruption and embezzlement.

    • Toine@sh.itjust.works
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      Turns out there is another trial in France right now, for pretty much the same thing, concerning the centrist party. Left-wing parties have had similar practices too. As much as I hate Marine, this was and is still a very general behaviour of all political parties to misuse available funds for their benefits.