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> Corruption plays a part, but I'm astonished by the incompetence that's usually going hand in hand One of the main reasons corruption is highly undesirable i

by bregma 6y ago

> Corruption plays a part, but I'm astonished by the incompetence that's usually going hand in hand One of the main reasons corruption is highly undesirable is because it allows the sequelae of incompetence to fester until they blow. In this case, quite literally.

jackfoxy 6y ago
At least in English corruption means a lot more than just bribes. https://www.wordnik.com/words/corruption https://www.wordnik.com/words/corruption When an organization, government, society is corrupt it is rotten, polluted, depraved. Lots of things are wrong that have nothing to do with bad money exchanging hands.
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AgloeDreams 6y ago
To be corrupt and make corrupt choices you need to ensure that the underlings don't catch you, so you hire the most incompetent, scared, needy, yes-men possible. It limits the ability of your organization to be effective overall but enables you to have complete power. Corruption tends to go with lack of ability by design. E.g. the Trump Administrations high turnover rate.
- nl 6y ago
  Indeed, and it's becoming even more clear that this is by design. The Voice of America is the latest agency where this has happened: Among the changes on Wednesday, USAGM’s front office removed the agency’s chief financial officer and former interim CEO, Grant Turner, and its general counsel David Kligerman, according to three people familiar with the matter. Prior to Kligerman’s removal, the front office was trying to go around his legal advice on mission critical agency issues, one of the people said. In a number of instances, staff for the general counsel were instructed to not share things with Kligerman. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/12/trump-purge-us-agency-global-media-394403 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/12/trump-purge-us-agen...
  - cutemonster 6y ago
    From the end of the article: > ... driving out honest, skilled, talented long serving professional public servants on trumped up charges and replacing them with people of no qualifications whose only attribute is loyalty.
- chrisco255 6y ago
  No to be truly corrupt you should be more like the Obama administration and use the police power of the FBI and CIA to try to undermine a duly elected president with completely made up bullshit about Russia. And while you're at it, frame any one connected to Trump like General Flynn. Pay no mind to their years of service. Ignore exculpatory evidence. Spend 3 years and millions of taxpayer dollars building it up on the leftist news to sway political opinion. Then gaslight the public about Trump's high turnover rate.

by bregma 6y ago

jackfoxy 6y ago

At least in English corruption means a lot more than just bribes. https://www.wordnik.com/words/corruption https://www.wordnik.com/words/corruption When an organization, government, society is corrupt it is rotten, polluted, depraved. Lots of things are wrong that have nothing to do with bad money exchanging hands.

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AgloeDreams 6y ago

To be corrupt and make corrupt choices you need to ensure that the underlings don't catch you, so you hire the most incompetent, scared, needy, yes-men possible. It limits the ability of your organization to be effective overall but enables you to have complete power. Corruption tends to go with lack of ability by design. E.g. the Trump Administrations high turnover rate.

nl 6y ago
Indeed, and it's becoming even more clear that this is by design. The Voice of America is the latest agency where this has happened: Among the changes on Wednesday, USAGM’s front office removed the agency’s chief financial officer and former interim CEO, Grant Turner, and its general counsel David Kligerman, according to three people familiar with the matter. Prior to Kligerman’s removal, the front office was trying to go around his legal advice on mission critical agency issues, one of the people said. In a number of instances, staff for the general counsel were instructed to not share things with Kligerman. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/12/trump-purge-us-agency-global-media-394403 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/12/trump-purge-us-agen...
- cutemonster 6y ago
  From the end of the article: > ... driving out honest, skilled, talented long serving professional public servants on trumped up charges and replacing them with people of no qualifications whose only attribute is loyalty.
chrisco255 6y ago
No to be truly corrupt you should be more like the Obama administration and use the police power of the FBI and CIA to try to undermine a duly elected president with completely made up bullshit about Russia. And while you're at it, frame any one connected to Trump like General Flynn. Pay no mind to their years of service. Ignore exculpatory evidence. Spend 3 years and millions of taxpayer dollars building it up on the leftist news to sway political opinion. Then gaslight the public about Trump's high turnover rate.