tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412050423533860326.post2894266660044612012..comments2024-01-26T19:02:21.970+05:30Comments on RK's Blog: Is Corruption the only way in Public Life?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01716255994853728858noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412050423533860326.post-74535105358694430682012-01-02T11:08:10.224+05:302012-01-02T11:08:10.224+05:30Dear RK:
This is an excellent perspective. I agre...Dear RK:<br /><br />This is an excellent perspective. I agree that most of the reasons for corruption are flimsy and just excuses for us to get away and project ourselves as "honest" as we always blame the "system". We also say with full vigor and confidence that Corruption is endemic, it is in the system, in our blood, we can't do anything. I don't believe we are born corrupt and I also believe that irrespective of the country, geographic region, or religion, more or less all of us have a similar mindset. We are "situation-based" corrupt. We find reasons to justify corruption based upon our own convenience. Even in Western countries, if the systems are not that stringent and the deterrents are not strict in nature, I am sure it won't take much time for any society to find some workarounds to seek their convenience and indulge in corruption. For example, I am sure there will be people to pay 50% of the traffic violation fine as bribe even in the US, if they know that they will easily get away. Yes by and large we find western societies are much more clean, honest as their systems have made them so. So we need stricter enforcement, more transparency, less discretion and less monopolized information holding by our public officials, if we want to see some positive change in our daily governance.It is certainly not easy as we have seen in the recent debacle of Lokpal Bill. The same politicians from whom we expect to create a strong law, are the custodians of too much discretion, they lack transparency, and hold unnecessarily excessive power. So how do we expect them to shoot their own feet? I completely agree that we need "Professionals as Politicians", to see some change in future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413148716408938782noreply@blogger.com