Perhaps what they guys was talking about was how some of the streets and buildings around the capital buildings are named exactly like they are in the states, or how the government is modeled from the West. I do not see this as something to dislike...
Their is corruption yes, where ever there is poverty you will see corruption, crime, and pollution. Personally I believe this is more of a fault of over population (people having children when they can't afford to send them to college) then it is the governments fault.
The last part, I think he was talking about MSG.