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- makingStuffForFun ( @makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml ) 3•10 months ago
Out of interest. Why do we call it lobbying, and not bribery?
- Samus Crankpork ( @Crankpork@beehaw.org ) 2•10 months ago
I assume the lobbyists pay for that privilege.
- IninewCrow ( @ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ) English1•10 months ago
It’s based on levels of professionalism and amounts of money
For a lot of money and some professionalism … it’s called bribery
For millions and billions of dollars and armies of lawyers and corporate elites … it’s called lobbying.
They both accomplish the same thing in the same way … we just call them different names.
- Sturgist ( @Sturgist@lemmy.ca ) 1•10 months ago
That’s not entirely true. There lobbyists for say trade unions, and charity interest groups and such.
Just the corporate ones get all the attention.