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Aella
@Aella_Girl
This is definitely significant - people who view the accepter of a bribe as more at fault, are 2.37x more likely to say they're more afraid of government than corporations. My guess is that this is due to a difference in where people view responsibility and authority. Cont-
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
A parallel: In the (oversimplified) sexual marketplace, men make offers and women accept. Women are thus viewed as the 'gatekeepers' of sex (and often punished more harshly for having sex). People who see bribe-accepters as more at fault probably view power roles as more-
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
responsible, or formal, in some way. If you're a gatekeeper, it's *your responsibility* to keep the gate. People who view bribe-offerers as more at fault might see responsibility as less formally divided, applying equally to everyone involved in the decision. (cont)
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
So probably bribe-accepters-at-fault people are more likely to see the government in a more officially responsible, because it's been placed in an official position of power in a way corporations haven't. And, of course, this translates to greater fear of the system responsible.
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Scott Seiver
@scott_seiver
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@Aella_Girl
The bribe accepter can never be as at fault. There are offers one can’t refuse, temptations no person can expect to be able to resist. The devil makes the offer, the human succumbs or doesn’t.