Shamelessly authentic might be what is causing the increasingly success now days.

Doubt that shamelessly corrupt will have the same effect.

Nigerian here.

> Shamelessly authentic might be what is causing the increasingly success now days.

I 100% agree with this. It's hard to pull off; I've just the one example[0]. Also this buttresses:

> Under open borders, sanctions will backfire, because they just serve as a signaling boost for the transgressor, attracting outsiders who resonate with that person’s message. What’s meant to be punishment instead becomes a flare shot straight into the night sky.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeryDarkMan

I mean, it seems to be working for MAGA so far