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The Unfiltered Urban State

Published January 10, 2026, 09:01
The Unfiltered Urban State

The article refers to a leaked video describing a mechanism for the flow of black money from entrepreneurs to the Presidential Palace, in order to serve their interests. Despite the government's attempts to dismiss it as edited and malicious, the author emphasizes that the essence lies in the content of the video and the government's inability to refute it. The phrase “It’s like my girlfriend” attributed to an entrepreneur, highlights a perception of power where state decisions are treated with terms of personal intimacy and collusion. The author argues that the urban state operates differently for capital and for the ordinary citizen, with the former having direct access to power and the latter facing bureaucratic obstacles. He stresses the need for transparency, accountability, and tackling corruption.