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creon

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2. Dictatorships have to be corrupt

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 10:47 AM

Mar 2025

Such regimes survive by corruption.
The tyrant, and his close allies, use coruption to buy loyalty. Akin to extorsion.
The population, low and high ranking, use bribes to get they need done.

The name of the game is loyalty. Not competence.

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Dictatorships have to be corrupt creon Mar 2025 #2

this is the crucial paragraph NJCher Mar 2025 #3