The political issue is stark : The Rep is elected to serve the people, their interests and their will.
Instead, post election, they serve the party, its interests, and obey the will of the High Command. WTF ! ? DarkwaterBlight wrote: > Those were my thought as I was reading Archytas' reply also Rigsy. > Probably the largest purveyors of lies and organised crime are these. > Among them are the law makers and enforcers who we have no choice but > to depend on. And lets not forget about the political vagueries and > the miles of legislation incomprehensible to the general public. Law > should be taught from pre-school years but it isn't nor will it be. If > it were we would not "need" the enforcers or legislators or even the > legislation as it would be part of us. > > On Sep 8, 9:51 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > What? No mention of how our CIA and M? interfere with other > > governments and regimes? > > > > On Sep 8, 8:42 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The problem with accounting is that it is mostly fraudulent - from > > > performance management in organisations, to the banksterism of CDOs > > > (and the rest) and on to the way politicians conduct themselves it is > > > based on 'performance' as acting. For transparency we need less > > > accounting - but for the accounts to be available to public scrutiny - > > > this leads to privacy considerations. > > > > > Before any technical consideration though, we should look at the > > > brutal facts of people being kept poor and a tiny few getting sickly > > > rich and who hangs on to the tail-coats of the rich as a nomenclature > > > (the next 30%). This is animal living in my view, not human. The > > > accumulated riches do not translate into organising poor people so > > > they can self-sustain - think how much we could grow doing this. The > > > money put in, even in micro-finance, is fraudulently abstracted to the > > > rich and their entourages and then further burdens the tax payer with > > > debt. Audit methods need to be very sophisticated, as they are in > > > good construction site management, to ensure proper build standards > > > (and look how often this is flouted). > > > > > The big problem to overcome is generally that of false claims made by > > > people one cannot challenge to show and tell. We are no more allowed > > > to set a team of 'untouchables' (and remember Eliot Ness wrote his own > > > myth) on the banksters than on Mugabe and his ilk. I would say that > > > the first step is to prevent the shadow banking system having any > > > credibility and make transactions with it a criminal offence. Britain > > > is a hub of this - and capital flight centres on London. Given that > > > most loans to third world leaders go wrong, it's impossible to believe > > > the banks aren't complicit - just ask yourself if you'd lend the > > > Mugabe's of this world a bean - so why would an experienced banker if > > > he was really accountable for the performance of the loan? The > > > banksters get some return and hide the thieving via 'Swiss banking' - > > > which is largely US and UK (etc.) or we would just stop it. > > > > > We need to start focusing knowledge and resources instead of money - > > > money should be in a primitive banking system that is transparent. > > > The deep problem is that money makes money in volatile speculations > > > (bubbles) and through illegal activities (drugs etc.).and wealth is > > > not produced from real work aimed at building communities - lurking > > > behind this thinking are spectres of fascism and Sino-Soviet > > > dictatorships that we need to build into the thinking to prevent > > > them. My view is that organised crime is winning and has been the > > > real theory-in-use of western capitalism, inherited from the > > > imperialism that is all our history. We need to replace greed as the > > > motivator and the existential great leader as anything other than a > > > non-starter. Competition needs to be seen in a different way and > > > there is a part-model in sport, though a bad model obscures a good one > > > in this. > > > > > On Sep 8, 7:36 am, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I disagree. When laws create a democratic institution centred on > > > > people's interest, corruption complaint and harassment grievance... it > > > > becomes a means through which the people can bring the govt to book, > > > > make it accountable and even punish it through verdicts of courts of > > > > law. > > > > > > The Law on Right To Information is an example... it's done wonders. > > > > That's the India experience, of course. Other countries would have > > > > theirs. > > > > > > Wiki's been very, very good... more because it exposed duplicitous > > > > behaviour and double-speak hitherto considered very much as the done > > > > thing. But there's much much more of tech applications that need to be > > > > adopted... online surveys and referendums are one, suo moto gauging of > > > > public sentiment and people aligning themselves against opaque, > > > > unresponsive govts on issues and cases is another, ERP adaptation for > > > > public admn projects is a third... both accounting and reporting, and > > > > intervention. There is much that can be done with speed, honesty and > > > > cost-effectiveness. > > > > > > DarkwaterBlight wrote: > > > > > Awareness is not enough but rather, a start and only scratching the > > > > > surface at this point as Archytas points out. Wiki Leaks is a good > > > > > example of using thechnology for public awareness and accountability > > > > > however unscrupulous thier means. Passing more laws leaves a bad taste > > > > > in my mouth when I say it so I'm not quite sure that's an answer. > > > > > > > On Sep 7, 10:47 am, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Been a case here last week... his palatial house is confiscated and > > > > > > turned into a school ! > > > > > > > > The proposed ombudsman bill has provision of confiscation of private > > > > > > property. Which, of course, the parliamentarians and bureaucrats are > > > > > > very averse to passing ! But they have no option with people awake > > > > > > to > > > > > > what it is that they want in the bill. > > > > > > > > On Sep 7, 11:58 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Criminal activity is extremely hard to start as the politicians > > > > > > > which are > > > > > > > the core of over the years I watched it deteriorate. but > > > > > > > unfortunately the > > > > > > > worst of it started with Reaganomics. where the foot hole was > > > > > > > gained. now > > > > > > > you have take on the spin doctors of Washington and in Europe > > > > > > > but here they > > > > > > > are not quite as bad yet. > > > > > > > To change it would require laws to be pasted that would go against > > > > > > > the interest of big money and then enforce them stringently.. > > > > > > > and when > > > > > > > attacking the problem it has to become where if you are found > > > > > > > involved in > > > > > > > illegal activities you lose everything and your immediate family, > > > > > > > The idea > > > > > > > is to prevent them from dispersing it else whee.. and it needs > > > > > > > to include > > > > > > > corporations.. if a corporation is found in illegal activities > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > president vice presidents and the entire board of directors need > > > > > > > to lose > > > > > > > everything.. then when the threat of lose of their personal > > > > > > > wealth you > > > > > > > will see the change quite quickly.. > > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:32 AM, archytas <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Some indication of how hard Vam's project is can be found at > > > > > > > > > >http://www.economics.jku.at/members/Schneider/files/publications/OrgC... > > > > > > > > - though I think the amount of organised criminal money is much > > > > > > > > higher > > > > > > > > than the near trillion dollars shown in this research. Finance > > > > > > > > has > > > > > > > > become a shell game with 50 shells played by a quintet of squid. > > > > > > > > Balance sheets are now highly transparent but irrelevant to > > > > > > > > what goes > > > > > > > > on in large companies and banks. We have to make business > > > > > > > > transparent > > > > > > > > and any accounting that prevents this criminal. I suspect this > > > > > > > > would > > > > > > > > collapse financial services and retailing. > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 6, 11:02 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Would I have been a cop for them Gabby! Sadly, the murkier > > > > > > > > > bit I did > > > > > > > > > only made it more obvious I was on the wrong side. > > > > > > > > > Corruption is > > > > > > > > > winning. > > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 6, 8:23 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >http://transparency.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Transparency International, the global civil society > > > > > > > > > > organisation > > > > > > > > leading > > > > > > > > > > the fight against corruption, brings people together in a > > > > > > > > > > powerful > > > > > > > > worldwide > > > > > > > > > > coalition to end the devastating impact of corruption on > > > > > > > > > > men, women and > > > > > > > > > > children around the world. > > > > > > > > > > TI’s mission is to create change towards a world free of > > > > > > > > > > corruption. > > > > > > > > > > > > Transparency International challenges the inevitability of > > > > > > > > > > corruption, > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > offers hope to its victims. Since its founding in 1993, TI > > > > > > > > > > has played a > > > > > > > > lead > > > > > > > > > > role in improving the lives of millions around the world by > > > > > > > > > > building > > > > > > > > > > momentum for the anti-corruption movement. TI raises > > > > > > > > > > awareness and > > > > > > > > > > diminishes apathy and tolerance of corruption, and devises > > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > implements > > > > > > > > > > practical actions to address it. > > > > > > > > > > > > Transparency International is a global network including > > > > > > > > > > more than 90 > > > > > > > > > > locally established national chapters and > > > > > > > > > > chapters-in-formation. These > > > > > > > > > > bodies fight corruption in the national arena in a number > > > > > > > > > > of ways. They > > > > > > > > > > bring together relevant players from government, civil > > > > > > > > > > society, > > > > > > > > business and > > > > > > > > > > the media to promote transparency in elections, in public > > > > > > > > administration, in > > > > > > > > > > procurement and in business. TI’s global network of > > > > > > > > > > chapters and > > > > > > > > contacts > > > > > > > > > > also use advocacy campaigns to lobby governments to > > > > > > > > > > implement > > > > > > > > > > anti-corruption reforms. > > > > > > > > > > > > Politically non-partisan, TI does not undertake > > > > > > > > > > investigations of > > > > > > > > alleged > > > > > > > > > > corruption or expose individual cases, but at times will > > > > > > > > > > work in > > > > > > > > coalition > > > > > > > > > > with organisations that do. > > > > > > > > > > > > TI has the skills, tools, experience, expertise and broad > > > > > > > > > > participation > > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > fight corruption on the ground, as well as through global > > > > > > > > > > and regional > > > > > > > > > > initiatives. > > > > > > > > > > > > Now in its second decade, Transparency International is > > > > > > > > > > maturing, > > > > > > > > > > intensifying and diversifying its fight against corruption. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Vam <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > ... > > > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -
