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The same in Brazil, mi hermano...

It's incredible how similar Latin American corruption is across countries, I feel that every time I met another Latin American here in Europe/Sweden there's this instantaneous bond on how fucked up our governments (and everyday corruption) are.

I decided to leave and believe it's been the best thing I've ever done for my life, I miss the people I love but I don't miss life back there.

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>It's incredible how similar Latin American corruption is across countries, I feel that every time I met another Latin American here in Europe/Sweden there's this instantaneous bond on how fucked up our governments (and everyday corruption) are.

Catholic vs. protestant culture.

Exactly: https://trendguardian.medium.com/in-data-we-trust-2978dacc8c...

“Culture is religion externalized.” - Douglas Phillips

The main thing to understand about protestant culture is that it can afford a beter PR machine. Think 1984 vs Brave New World.

Yep, same reasons Orthodox Christian countries are way behind. It's an uncomfortable topic, but Protestant dominant cultures are generally more equitable and less corrupt.

Why is that? Your assertion looks shockingly true when I eyeball the map of percentage Catholic by country, but I can’t find anything in Catholicism itself that would cause this.

For protestants work is the way to heaven. For catholics work is a punishment.

There is that and other factors.

Ex: "do not steal" is a tenet on both, but it is irrelevant if not obeyed from a personal to an institutional level. Scaled up and in aggregate, you have a country's culture. Not working is a way of "stealing your neighbor's labor"

But now we may have an emerging problem in the US, the breakdown of Protestant values:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29903457

That must be why Ireland is so hopelessly corrupt. Oh, wait.

Uruguay is said to be better -- true? Not true?

Yes, corruption in Uruguay is way lower and the country is more stable. But also it's a very small country, so not many opportunities around for most people.

Yes. Low corruption, low taxes (zero corporate tax for income received from outside the country), and you can even open bank accounts in foreign currencies.

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