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I'm somewhat confident that the cultural problems predate those folks taking over SolarWinds.

Putting the national spin on this issue is inappropriate and contrary to the guidelines of this site.



You mean the spin they themselves induced on a broad cultural scale, over the course of centuries, such that it has become prolific and engrained?

...No one is allowed to comment on it.. because... Fraudulent Activities should be Accepted, And Not condemned, And no one is allowed to discuss it? Just trying to understand your logic, truly in good faith.

... And other nations should just accept it eh? `Fraid not, ole chap.

...After all: Isn't that how they got there-- by silencing opposition to their activities?

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"Nepotism has been and remains one of the biggest curses of political development in South and Southeast Asia." [1]

"In the late 20th century, some Asian leaders including former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad advocated "Asian-style capitalism," which meant a state- or family-led economy. But this system is showing signs of doing more harm than good to many Asian nations which have joined the ranks of middle-income countries." [2]

"When a leader gives his daughter a government contract, it’s nepotism. But it’s also cooperation at the level of the family, well explained by inclusive fitness, undermining cooperation at the level of the state. When a manager gives her friend a job, it’s cronyism. But it’s also cooperation at the level of friends, well explained by reciprocal altruism , undermining the meritocracy." [3]

... "It’s no surprise that family-oriented cultures like Mexico and Brazil are also high on corruption, particularly nepotism." [3]

[1] "The Curse of Nepotism". Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick. January 7, 2011. https://www.cfr.org/blog/curse-nepotism

[2] "Asia's emerging countries need to move away from nepotism, cronyism". Nikkei Asia - Business News. July 26, 2014

[3] "In Latin America as in the wider world, corruption is rooted in our relationships". London School of Economics and Political Science (Latin America and Caribbean Center). Michael Muthukrishna. October 23rd, 2017

[General Reference] "The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index which ranks countries "by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index


Unlike in certain Western countries where we have systems and processes in place to ensure that, I don't know, incompetent progeny do not become senior staffers in the White House.


None of this even faintly describes the problems at SolarWinds, which were in place before the current staff is in place.

Also, that which explains everything explains nothing.


Wow, this could be a new copypasta.




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