As political decision makers, allegedly at the forefront of the purported "corruption scene" (should some such actually exist...), scamper to denounce the practice and vociferously proclaim their allegiance to the fight against corruption, the rest of us sit around busy forgetting, talking about, and generally doing absolutely nothing about it.
Why is that?
Obviously for some, having their hand in the till is their God sent right. So we will leave them out. For the rest of us, it is a cause of indignation, anger, sadness, whatnot -- yet, there is no action.
I think it can only be one of two things:
a) Hope that one day it will be our turn (at the till)
b) Helplessness: the hollow feeling of being able to do nothing about the matter at all, accompanied by fear that any action can engender retaliation.
It is probably b) much more than A. And I understand peoples' concern... The alleged leaders of corruption are, at the same time, the people who make the laws -- or break them, as it were. Having lived in a country that investigated its President on alleged misconduct as well as in a country that enacted laws that protect past corruption, and allow civil servants to be bought, I understand the concern... especially in the latter of the two.
By the way, both of the aforementioned are EU countries-- in case you wondered...
Yet, each and everyone one of us is involved, in one way or another, directly or indirectly,with cases of corruption. We may all be victims or bystanders, or both, but we have a story to relate. And most of us have some sort of proof to offer... So offer it!
I say, USE THE INTERNET:
What are you waiting for?
Your turn will never come
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