Kabul Press Reveals: Reports from the Special Annual Report of the Independent Superintendence for Fighting Against Corruption and Disciplinary Issues
13 January 2008, 13:37, by John Pepin
This is absolutely typical of all governments. No government holds itself to the standard that they hold the people to. The new government in Afghanistan is no exception.
We all view the sins of others as far more despicable than our own. In that we turn a blind eye to evil we see around us out of a sense of expediency. We then begin to see this as normal. Ratcheting down our own sense of moral right. Government is even more prone to this. Self regulating power and access to bribe money without penalty insures a perpetually more corrupt government. Perpetually lowering the standard of living for everyone in the society.
Virtue in a government brings virtue in society. Trying to force virtue on the masses is like pushing water. Open a path to virtue by means of enforcing virtue on government first however, and the trickle will turn into a torrent.
That is why I advocate a fourth branch of government. The Numa, would police the other three,(in addition to, Montenesque’s Executive, Legislative, and Judicial). With draconian powers to police and prosecute legal, and only legal infractions. Only on members of the government, elected and appointed.
For more on a fourth branch see us at http://incapp.org/ .
This is absolutely typical of all governments. No government holds itself to the standard that they hold the people to. The new government in Afghanistan is no exception.
We all view the sins of others as far more despicable than our own. In that we turn a blind eye to evil we see around us out of a sense of expediency. We then begin to see this as normal. Ratcheting down our own sense of moral right. Government is even more prone to this. Self regulating power and access to bribe money without penalty insures a perpetually more corrupt government. Perpetually lowering the standard of living for everyone in the society.
Virtue in a government brings virtue in society. Trying to force virtue on the masses is like pushing water. Open a path to virtue by means of enforcing virtue on government first however, and the trickle will turn into a torrent.
That is why I advocate a fourth branch of government. The Numa, would police the other three,(in addition to, Montenesque’s Executive, Legislative, and Judicial). With draconian powers to police and prosecute legal, and only legal infractions. Only on members of the government, elected and appointed.
For more on a fourth branch see us at http://incapp.org/ .
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