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ashley fairbanks
@ziibiing.com

it’s not corruption unless its grown in the corruption region of france, anything else is just sparkling bribery

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.

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Crazy Dave fr SFA
@makemineoolong.bsky.social

I appreciate the wit, yes it must be over defined out of existence, we can't have anyone actually recognizing it. It has to be mis en bouteille au château corruption. Or technically it is just fine. Move along now, nothing to see here. Donaldo delenda est

Markus Pössel
@mpoessel.de

Breathtaking how far some people are willing to bend the rules. Everywhere I've encountered anti-corruption rules, they extend to the "appearance of corruption" – so that the burden of proof is not ridiculously high. E.g. German teachers cannot accept gifts from parents more than 10-25 EUR in value.