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This is the same as "fighting massive surveillance with X", the root of the problem is how the system works. These kind of problems cannot be solved by anything
by betolink 10y ago
This is the same as "fighting massive surveillance with X", the root of the problem is how the system works. These kind of problems cannot be solved by anything but a massive change in the status quo. As long as corrupt politicians are in power they cannot care less for evidence of potential wrongdoings. In Mexico a renowned writer once said about that: "when the impunity is absolute the appearances are for losers"
- ralmeida 10y agoThe impact of such an initiative may not be big, or even disruptive, but I'd say it at least adds cost to keep the impunity status up. Also, given a project like this has significant findings and gets picked up by traditional or social media, it may act as a catalyst to public outrage against said impunity, which may trigger more significant changes. 'Changing how a system works' rarely happens as a result of a single event. Even with changes which have a definite turning point, this turning point is often a drop in a bucket which started to be filled much before.
- mrJbox 10y agoCan you tell me the writer's name?
- visarga 10y ago> As long as corrupt politicians are in power There is no way to filter the good politicians from the bad, when interests are at stake. If you want to lessen corruption, then you need to balance the distribution of power and encourage competition.
- sebastianconcpt 10y agoI used to think your idea could be a solution but is too slow and also there is an "infinite" input of new corrupt politicians. Doing some numbers will render that trying to vote them out every 4 years doesn't sound like a win. Since we need defence against self-corruption, the source of all evil, the only I can think of is the Non-Aggression Principle and enforce respect for private property https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-aggression_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-aggression_principle