>Not sure this makes sense to me? There's corruption in every system, regardless of the ideology behind it
I'm saying that some types of corruption are endemic to certain systems. And if we see these types of corruption time and again on a system, then the system enables that type of corruption.
>It seems like corruption is simply endemic to the human condition. It has nothing to do with capitalism/communism/etc. Whatever the system happens to be, we will find a way to corrupt it.
My argument wasn't about corruption in general (which we will always have under every system), but about a certain type of enterprise-related corruption, that can't be brushed away by "no true Scotsman/capitalism", as if 'truly adhering' to the ways of capitalism would eliminate it.
> a certain type of enterprise-related corruption, that can't be brushed away
If a system of government promotes X then there will appear X-related corruption. Capitalist governments promote enterprises, thus appears enterprise-related correction. Governments which promote the church will foster church-related corruption, etc. etc..
I don't see how this observation about capitalism is a particularly interesting one. Perhaps you could make some ground with "and capitalism uniquely allows this corruption to flourish on a scale never seen before" but that's not what I've seen in these kind of kneejerk criticisms.
Capitalist governments promote enterprises, thus appears enterprise-related correction. Governments which promote the church will foster church-related corruption, etc. etc..
Governments which are the party will promote party corruption. [looks at China] Yup. Checks out.
I wasn't making a no true capitalism argument. I was responding to the implicit straw man that ties capitalism to apathy or complicity about corruption. Capitalists care about private corruption. They always have. That's why there are laws and norms around fraud, nepotism, embezzling, and white collar crime in general.
Just because people are creative and invent new ways to be corrupt doesn't mean captilist societies are indifferent.
I would expect people skeptical towards corporations to see some common ground here.
I'm saying that some types of corruption are endemic to certain systems. And if we see these types of corruption time and again on a system, then the system enables that type of corruption.
>It seems like corruption is simply endemic to the human condition. It has nothing to do with capitalism/communism/etc. Whatever the system happens to be, we will find a way to corrupt it.
My argument wasn't about corruption in general (which we will always have under every system), but about a certain type of enterprise-related corruption, that can't be brushed away by "no true Scotsman/capitalism", as if 'truly adhering' to the ways of capitalism would eliminate it.