That’s a really odd take. If I had to point at the most egregious and consistently active corruption I’d say it’s the relationship between a few dozen NGOs that elevate members of our legislature into office and then write the bills that those legislators then push into law. Second to that, the local media outlets who play softball with said NGO sponsored legislation to help keep it out of public scrutiny by not drawing attention to any of the details knowing full well there’d be a mass public revolt if people knew what was being discussed and implemented behind closed doors.

Town business is generally out in the open for anyone who cares enough to find out. In comparison, none of us get to hear the discussions at these NGOs while they draft policy in private for their sponsored legislators to push into law. We only get to hear the PR campaign version with all of the underlying goals and long term intentions watered down for public consumption.