I find it interesting how Americans roll over open corruption now
sofixa 5 days ago [-]
Indeed, it escalated quite quickly to somewhat under the table in the first term, but the second term hadn't already started and it was all out in the open. With some discontent (especially around the comic depicting it that got denied by the Washington Post, resulting in their cartoonist leaving to publish it), but nothing near the outrage there should be.
dietr1ch 5 days ago [-]
You can't say there's no Pay in MoonPay
greatgib 5 days ago [-]
I would say that it is well deserved. They tried to indirectly bribe a president for pushing their own interests. The money is probably better funding Nigerian families than going to Trump's team.
harvey9 5 days ago [-]
"Nigerian families" is a very rose-tinted view of a scam operator.
inemesitaffia 4 days ago [-]
Especially when the "Nigerian" is Ghanaian, Russian or Eastern European.
Or is a Nigerian abroad in Dubai/Singapore
sofixa 4 days ago [-]
What was indirect about it? Donating to the inauguration fund was clearly and directly a bribe.
freedomben 4 days ago [-]
I tend to agree with you, but out of curiosity, do you think that was also true for inaugural fund donations for Biden, Obama, Bush, Clinton, etc?
thejazzman 4 days ago [-]
Did those presidents turn around and reward (or not punish as the result there of) the way the current one does/has?
I think cause and effect need to be looked at to evaluate what's happening.
They were also directly responsible for the bored ape NFT pump and dump in 2021.
JKCalhoun 5 days ago [-]
I was asking about the word "irony" and someone directed me to this post. Am I in the right place?
metalman 4 days ago [-]
take the down voteing as an afirmative.
I was just surprised to see that the Nigerean scam industry was adapting and thriving, as it seemed that they had lost there mojo to other countrys inspite of bieng very early inovators in the international telecom scam market.
Or perhaps this is a younger crew, and the more experienced Nigerian scammers are working as consultants for NK, Thailand, etc.
JKCalhoun 4 days ago [-]
Oh I'm sure I'm being downvoted for my "snarkery" (which I don't mind wading into from time to time when the target seems deserving).
dawatchusay 5 days ago [-]
250k must be chump change compared to what they gained then
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Or is a Nigerian abroad in Dubai/Singapore
I think cause and effect need to be looked at to evaluate what's happening.