Claims

In Russian government culture, there is a universal pattern where every official from the lowest traffic police officer to the president enters government to enrich themselves, with no expectation of public service or responsibility, unlike the UK and United States where many enter public service to serve the public.

The right question about SBF is not 'why was he a fraud?' but 'why was he so desired by media and regulators that they overlooked his obvious fraud?', pointing to deeper cultural/ideological alignment rather than mere corruption.