In this example for discussion purposes there was clear intent to enrich, put kids in danger, manipulate elderly, spread false rumors, bully people, target racial/religious minorities, sexual exploit women, allegedly causing the suicide of an underage girl after a rape, secretive hit lists, so and so forth. This group could do whatever they wanted because people were afraid and those who were suppose to protect the community kept giving them free passes through the blind eye. They were more concerned about perception than fulfilling their duties.
Behaviors were reported and whislteblowers came forward but were quicky retaliated against with aggression, false rumors, and violence. The behaviors were well known and perpetrators often bragged about misdeeds and even boldly told the victims why they were targeting them. They were protected and immunized and as more people reported bad behaviors it became increasingly clear there was an embedded network of coordinated Clan members. What is worse is that they had a history of it, it was insulated, and additional victims were created due to gross negligence.
This is an example designed to showcase some of the worst behaviors we can think of. We can learn from these thought experiments about the importance of institutions and justice to society. Behaviors are often goal directed the extent of the misbehaviors, and the skill of coordination helped highlight how widespread the problem was. There were no rights or recourse for victims and relatively low commitment of some decision makers to our oaths, social contracts, and essential beliefs as a people. The vast majority of officials believed in a higher calling and despite fear of rejection also began to stand with their community to do what noble souls do (brave men and women who swore an oath and tried to live by it. "Liberty and justice for all".)
The good news is that the system did start to change as the good citizens of democracy became aware of the immunized group and the illegal protection for misbehaviors. In general, people believe such systems should function for the whole and they should work toward their agreed upon publically stated purposes and oaths. Good stewards of public trust and administrators of those systems should be selected on merit and not friend/clan affiliations. While democracy and moral conscious was actively thwarted the people began to restore its essential purpose in their own subtle way with little to no support from those who were supposed to be protecting the integrity of such systems.
When one thinks of any system or organization they should think of purpose/mission, effectiveness, efficiency, and general support. Well run organizations do what is in the best interest of everyone and that is important to support in word and deed. The vast majority of good people doing good things should be encouraged and those who act in self-interest should be penalized and eventually removed. Because justice is a root fundamental aspect of society it naturally has an impact on trust, social cohesion, economic performance, patriotism and so much more. The best and brightest know why these systems exist while the most connected and least qualified often use these systems as a tool.
You can read this article which is sort of interesting. Corruption and Human Rights
Ask yourself a number of questions,
1.) Is there a relationship between a level of corruption and violation of norms, laws, and human rights?
2.) Should there be a universal perspective on how we treat people and make little differentiation between race, religion, political affiliation, friend network, etc.?
3.) Is there a moral and business responsibility to ensure that systems are run effectively, efficiently, and in alignment with mission/purpose? Does that help business and good governance?
4.) Do decision makers have a responsibility to correct when they discover corruption? Does that indicate that only the best of us should be in positions of authority?
This is an example designed to showcase some of the worst behaviors we can think of. We can learn from these thought experiments about the importance of institutions and justice to society. Behaviors are often goal directed the extent of the misbehaviors, and the skill of coordination helped highlight how widespread the problem was. There were no rights or recourse for victims and relatively low commitment of some decision makers to our oaths, social contracts, and essential beliefs as a people. The vast majority of officials believed in a higher calling and despite fear of rejection also began to stand with their community to do what noble souls do (brave men and women who swore an oath and tried to live by it. "Liberty and justice for all".)
The good news is that the system did start to change as the good citizens of democracy became aware of the immunized group and the illegal protection for misbehaviors. In general, people believe such systems should function for the whole and they should work toward their agreed upon publically stated purposes and oaths. Good stewards of public trust and administrators of those systems should be selected on merit and not friend/clan affiliations. While democracy and moral conscious was actively thwarted the people began to restore its essential purpose in their own subtle way with little to no support from those who were supposed to be protecting the integrity of such systems.
When one thinks of any system or organization they should think of purpose/mission, effectiveness, efficiency, and general support. Well run organizations do what is in the best interest of everyone and that is important to support in word and deed. The vast majority of good people doing good things should be encouraged and those who act in self-interest should be penalized and eventually removed. Because justice is a root fundamental aspect of society it naturally has an impact on trust, social cohesion, economic performance, patriotism and so much more. The best and brightest know why these systems exist while the most connected and least qualified often use these systems as a tool.
You can read this article which is sort of interesting. Corruption and Human Rights
Ask yourself a number of questions,
1.) Is there a relationship between a level of corruption and violation of norms, laws, and human rights?
2.) Should there be a universal perspective on how we treat people and make little differentiation between race, religion, political affiliation, friend network, etc.?
3.) Is there a moral and business responsibility to ensure that systems are run effectively, efficiently, and in alignment with mission/purpose? Does that help business and good governance?
4.) Do decision makers have a responsibility to correct when they discover corruption? Does that indicate that only the best of us should be in positions of authority?
5.) How does corruption impact the functioning of the whole and how does restoring justice support fundamentals of social and economic interactions? Why when corruption is challenged and starts to be removed does economic health start to return?
6.) Should victims have a level of recourse or is it easier and more convenient to stick them with the bill? What does that say about values of decision makers?
7.) Is it possible that people see "their own" or in-group as less corrupt but "others" or out-group as more corrupt?
9.) If we removed the moral conscious from corruption how might the tolerance of corruption impact economic growth on a fundamental level? Think about microtransactions that make up a community, society, and economic growth and how those are based in basic exchanges of trust in commerce and life (economic and quality of life transactions that foster exceptional performance). Leading to...
10.) How does high or low trust by many people influence the environment?
11.) Is patriotism loyalty to a social network or to principles of a people? Why do some people stand for the principles of their nation and health of their community and peoples despite the amount of crimes committed against them? What is integrity and loyalty oaths in this context? (One☝️nation under God)
*This is a hypothetical philosophical thought experiment for learning purposes so take with a grain of salt. It has uncovered 5 stages thus far that range from default to community resilience. It is meant to generate discussion so feel free to share your thoughts and opinions. Doing so positively, politely, and in the best interest of knowledge is most helpful.
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