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lolsomeone is seriously comparing corruption in the nigerian government with that in the US government.
geton. . . let me tell you something.
I am an average person. If my government steals $10billion, provides me with food, water, electricity, education, everything I want with the opportunity for me to get more if i work hard and study, I am happy. I will not like the corruption, I will try and stop it, but I will be happy.
On the other hand, if my government steals all that, then tells me it has no money to feed me, give me water, maintain stable electricity (though it is able to do so for foreign nations to which it sells this selfsame electricity), give me an eduation that is useful, and provides little hope for me in terms of working hard and improving my situation, I will hate it with a passion.
That is the difference between corrupt nigerian government and corrupt american government. Even with the corruption here, the majority of the population is not below the poverty line (in the united states). On the other hand, the situation reversed in nigeria, where 98+% of the population is below poverty.
There is little basis for objective comparison between the two. No matter what is wrong with the USA now, it is still a much better place than Nigeria is at the moment.
I'm not saying I don't plan on trying to change that, but these are the facts, and I can understand a person being overwhelmed with having to deal with life in Nigeria.
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