- 27 Jan 2020 02:02
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@Tainari88
I was thinking of these two models more, but let me preface. Of course there are things about Mexican culture that are far better than American culture. However, when it comes to governance, I would say the American model is superior.
Ultimately, that officer should be getting paid well enough so that he doesn't have to debase his moral character in order to survive. That is the tragedy in the Mexican system.
Consider the effects each system has on the ethical and moral health of the average citizen. In the Mexican model, that police officer is forced into behaving immorally/corrupt because he's paid shit. This hurts him two ways. First, he has now given more power to the corrupt officials above him. They now have leverage on him since he himself is acting corrupt. They can easily dispose of him by doing "anti-corruption" sweeps (this is very common tactic in developing nations, authoritarian nations, and dictatorships). Second, and worse, it fosters a culture where it say's it's ok for everyone to try and shake everyone else down. It's a shit culture to have. It creates a dog eat dog mentality, which works against cooperation and community. It hampers socioeconomic development because it gets everyone to focus on eating each other, rather than working together to lift everyone up. The people that support Trump, want this. Hence my thesis that Trumpist will turn America into Mexico.
On those grounds, I'd argue the American racket is more acceptable since at least it doesn't force average citizens and the police to debase themselves as a personal level. SO not, they are not the same, and I think the American system is less toxic.
I was thinking of these two models more, but let me preface. Of course there are things about Mexican culture that are far better than American culture. However, when it comes to governance, I would say the American model is superior.
Ultimately, that officer should be getting paid well enough so that he doesn't have to debase his moral character in order to survive. That is the tragedy in the Mexican system.
Consider the effects each system has on the ethical and moral health of the average citizen. In the Mexican model, that police officer is forced into behaving immorally/corrupt because he's paid shit. This hurts him two ways. First, he has now given more power to the corrupt officials above him. They now have leverage on him since he himself is acting corrupt. They can easily dispose of him by doing "anti-corruption" sweeps (this is very common tactic in developing nations, authoritarian nations, and dictatorships). Second, and worse, it fosters a culture where it say's it's ok for everyone to try and shake everyone else down. It's a shit culture to have. It creates a dog eat dog mentality, which works against cooperation and community. It hampers socioeconomic development because it gets everyone to focus on eating each other, rather than working together to lift everyone up. The people that support Trump, want this. Hence my thesis that Trumpist will turn America into Mexico.
On those grounds, I'd argue the American racket is more acceptable since at least it doesn't force average citizens and the police to debase themselves as a personal level. SO not, they are not the same, and I think the American system is less toxic.
I can think of 11780 reasons Trump shouldn't be president ever again.