LMAO...Completely different circumstances sir. Slavery was strongly opposed to in the North while rampant in the South (talkin' more along the lines of the early 19th century). The Southern people clung to their ways because it allowed them to stay wealthy and have power. However, as time went on the Northerners wanted some of that power back so they sought to take away the edge that the south had (though putting it under the guise of moral outcry). The advantage the North had was that they were more active in political issues than the South so they were able to get an Abolitionist elected into office. The South started the Civil war as a last stand to keep their way of life. How is this anything like corruption on Graal?
The point is that the desire to abolish slavery was greater than the desire to keep it in place. This is not the case with corruption on Graal.
Corruptness in Graal is smiled upon and embraced. Sure you can say no it isn't, and you're right, everyone (especially on these forums) whines and moans about corruption, however, when it comes down to it 99% of these people become corrupt when they finally get a taste of staff cake. They get a few crumbs and suddenly want the whole cake to themselves. You can't deny it, this happens on virtually every server and is one of the main reasons why most people don't last very long at their positions. Granted, corruption seems to be a little less rampant at the global level, but I'm sure it is even present there, just at areas we can't see. You say that corruption will not be the norm of Graal in the future, but I say this is not true because the people of Graal WANT to be corrupt. They like power, they like stabbing people in the back. Remember, this game is ruled by children, many of whom are under the age of 16. Though some may have a few shreds of maturity, many of them have the mentality of a canary.
Anyway, yes, things can change...but the people of Graal don't want it to change. All you idealists on the forums can spout how you are going to change the system, but the fact is, you are a minority. The majority of people here like a corrupt system and will fight you to the death to keep it in place.