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zouzounaki said:
i think cronyism is endemic in capitalism.
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Thats how ive gotten most of my best jobs. It probably isnt the best for politics, but for business it can be very beneficial, if your cronies are actually like minded similarly competent, and there is some amount of trust between u and them.

There is too much fraud in industry these days. I can make any resume, supply any references, and basically trick anyone into hiring me if i wanted to, regardless if i knew what i was doing. Often all it takes is a good suit and a nice smile.
 
Jd_ said:
Thats how ive gotten most of my best jobs. It probably isnt the best for politics, but for business it can be very beneficial, if your cronies are actually like minded similarly competent, and there is some amount of trust between u and them.

There is too much fraud in industry these days. I can make any resume, supply any references, and basically trick anyone into hiring me if i wanted to, regardless if i knew what i was doing. Often all it takes is a good suit and a nice smile.
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aye, but private companies recruiting workers is a bit different to governments handing out contracts worth billions in the middle of a global emergency though.
 
Granted it makes it hard to get your foot in the door if u r an ousider, but many white coller industries these days use proprietary technology and much of the knowledge u gain is on the job and it becomes somewhat of a master/apprentice dynamic like most trades like plumbing, electricians, etc.
 
zouzounaki said:
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...us-contracts-government-transparency-pandemic

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/06/15/the-great-british-covid-19-procurement-scandal/

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/07/29/another-strange-trio-of-ppe-contracts-emerge/

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/07/23/...-a-3-million-government-coronavirus-contract/


https://bylinetimes.com/2020/07/17/recruitment-firm-defends-18-million-ppe-contract/
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Im not gonna read through those links because i can guess what they say, but i guess what im describing is appropriate cronyism and those are abuses of it. Or maybe im just applying a broader definition to a word that more accurately means giving work to friends even tho u know they r incompetent so both parties can benefit through fraud and kickbacks.

I get your point
 
ZT said:
I think it’s endemic period
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it is. corruption is both a symptom of capitalism and a catalyst for it. a vicious circle.

we need to think about it in degrees of extreme, though. the government have taken the first opportunity to bypass eu cronyism protection laws (and we both agree the eu is rife with cronyism) to pass out millions of pounds to their incompetent mates with no scrutiny.

i might be a sign of things to come.
 
zouzounaki said:
it is. corruption is both a symptom of capitalism and a catalyst for it. a vicious circle.

we need to think about it in degrees of extreme, though. the government have taken the first opportunity to bypass eu cronyism protection laws (and we both agree the eu is rife with cronyism) to pass out millions of pounds to their incompetent mates with no scrutiny.

i might be a sign of things to come.
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I think the only difference between now and in the future will be it occurring openly without any fear of accountability.
 
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