Are all politicians corrupt?

Politics is a very controversial subject wherever you discuss it. Mostly when you talk about corruption. Many discussions occur around statements like “all politicians are corrupt”. Is that true? Actually, there is a shock of ideas between those who believe they are corrupt and those who oppose this view.

There are reasons why some people believe that all politicians are indeed corrupt. They are based on facts such as the presumption that every human being is somehow corrupt. This can be sustained by thinkers such as Machiavelli, who said that even the most virtuous man might become corrupted when power is given to him. And this happens because nobody is completely perfect.

 However, it is necessary to consider such claims, after all, every rule has exceptions. And in politics it is not different. While most politicians seem not to have responsibility for the taxes paid by the population and complete disrespect for its rights, enriching illegally, the truth is that not everybody is like that. What happens is that certain countries, like Brazil, are still very passive in their mentality, which means that people refrain from demanding their rights and pushing government . Other countries, however, have a totally different situation, with extremely low levels of corruption, which proves that not all politicians are corrupt. There are people very commited to serve the society, to do their job well done. And it's not fair to generalize a situation that does not apply to everyone.

The map below shows the manifestation of corruption around the world. Areas in red indicate more corruption and blue areas indicate less.