The actual way it is taught is "lobbying SEEMS like corruption but actually good things can be lobbied for as well!" which ignores the fact that the bad lobbies have far more money.
"if you and your friends pitch in what little money you have together maybe you can wine and dine your representative enough that maybe, just maybe, they'll give a shit about your opinion" - US "Democracy"
The actual way it is taught is "lobbying SEEMS like corruption but actually good things can be lobbied for as well!" which ignores the fact that the bad lobbies have far more money.
"if you and your friends pitch in what little money you have together maybe you can wine and dine your representative enough that maybe, just maybe, they'll give a shit about your opinion" - US "Democracy"
Flattering aristocrats so the aristocrats will bestow favors is totally not feudalistic bullshit. :bootlicker:
"Nooooo we live in freedomerino land in which I can eat twenty diff flavoors of Oreos!!!"