Closed Systems of Corruption (Thought Experiment on Hate and Corruption)

Closed systems that encourage corruption and hate are dangerous for society. This may happen from time to time when a social network of poor actors develop closed networks that take on alternative objectives often around racial, religious, ideological, political and other nefarious purposes (i.e. self and group advantage.). The biggest factors beyond the number of victims created is the relative open acceptance of such closed systems and the lack of checks n balances to protect the public. 

In this hypothetical philosophical thought experiment a cultic network of corrupted officials and friends engaged in coordinated behaviors as well as failed to report poor behaviors such as sexual exploitation of women, targeting those deemed less than human, intentionally targeting of minorities (not necessarily specific to any race, religion, or politic), extremists views, harming kids (disespecting parents, boundaries, and health of kids.), manipulating the elderly for money, rumor spreading, threats, extreme rudeness to victims, encouraged violence, taking advantage of vets, retaliating against whistleblowers, concerns over missing drug money, pushing/stalking young victims to commit suicide and sharing complaints with perpetrators to further target and silence concerned citizens. 

We included all of the bad stuff one can think of to show the potential breadth of actions distorted closed systems may engage in and how they may function where the perpetrators, decision makers of justice, and those who were to be a backstop are part of the same homogeneous social cult. People were well aware of the victims and clan preferences but were too fearful to stand for their oaths, values or community. Complacency costed people and society so renewed commitment to our shared societal values is essential for a strong future. 

This is a learning example only that should be taken with a grain of salt. As a thought experiment, we have discovered four phases. At present we are exploring phase #3 where victims accept their place in society and do their best to uphold social contracts to protect the public. That could include teaching and supporting the highest functioning of systems. We are also discussing #4 Community Resilience in its effort to reduce future risks and build a thriving environment (hypothetically).

The following chapter discusses closed systems of corruption and ways to increase system resilience. Remember this is a thought experiment for learning purposes so take with a grain of salt. The beauty of this is that different people based on their socialized symbolism and background are going to see different things. However we should all learn to focus on creating environments where people thrive. We can learn from hypothetical examples and build models to enhance performance.

 Building Resilient Ant-corruption Systems