Whenever the topic turns to Ukraine vs Russia, I have noticed some people coming out of woodwork to assert that Russia is corrupted country. Now I will give you that Putin is a dictator as he has been a president for a long ass time and probably ordering his subordinates to kill his political dissidents but is there a lockdown and arrest of citizens? I want to know actually as the propaganda's everywhere that exaggerates a lot of things.
I want to also ask hypothetical question, if countries like Russia, China, Canada and Britain offered people temporary asylum and actually made effort to accommodate them for not understanding their own language, what country normies will choose, I wonder?
And as for me, you probably know what I will choose.
Absolutely correct. That is the purpose of many of these regulations. To actually funnel money though specific systems so that it can be maintained in a professional corruption system of lobbyists and 'non-profits'. It's a corruption-industrial complex.
You would have more accountability to politicians if you said: "There is only one rule: you can't accept money in any way except your salary and personal donations from direct constituents". They'd actually be held accountable. The system we have is regulated to promote anonymity of foreign donors and restrict donations from constituents. That's why private donations to politicians are capped at $2,500 and you have to give up your name, address, phone number, and employer. Meanwhile, unlimited corporate donations to super-pacs that never officially touch the candidate are just fine, and no information is recorded.