Malaysia is heading for another election. Her opposition is depending on allegations of corruption practices of the ruling government to win. The Scorpene submarine deal was said to have clinched the local brokers RM 500 million. There were also desperate attempts to link the stolen of 2 F 5Es jets by RMAF personals to the politicians of the governing party. Even the long ago acquisition of secondhand Skyhawks in the eighties were brought up in this present time in attempts to link it to dodgy deals as a result of RMAF could only used 44 out of the 88 jets that have been bought. In actual truth , in this latter case, Malaysia, a new and naive nation got con by the Americans.
But what is corruption? It is when you give something in value to someone who can give an advantage above others. However this definition is too general to take real operative and constructive effect.
So in truth corruption is defined by the countries you lived in. And every country is corrupted by their own design.
In America the lobbyist are said to only be legally allowed to charge three percent of commission of the award value. However the pricing are inflated so that the lobbyist can earn a whole lot more. That is why a single hammer used for military purpose cost USD 10,000 while a ladder for an F 16 cost USD 16,000. A ladder to a MIG 29, only cost USD 2000. The money earned by the lobbyist will help put or senators, congressmen and presidents in power. In return future contracts worth in USD trillions are awarded for their financial support once elected. Strangely these are not acts of corruption by American capitalist democratic standard.
It has come to the point where "at what cost does not matter" as long as the American lobbyist make can make loads of money ie. National Rifles Asscociation lobbyist bought over politicians to support a no ban sales of assault weapons at the cost of priceless civilians lives inespecially children.
I have also heard British politicians mets businessmen in private rooms of gentleman club, arranged by its owner for a percentage of the deal.
Even Singapore, known to be a squeaky clean is not that clean. They just know how to eat without having any chili stuck between their teeth.
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