The Legacy of Afghan Democracy!
Discussion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/846691...
This is why we should be pulling our troops out.
This is why trying to install a democratic government is futile!
This is why our troops are dieing for nothing!!!
This is why we should bring them home....NOW!!!
From article;
"According to the UN survey, 59% of Afghans said their daily experience of public dishonesty was a bigger concern than insecurity (54%) or unemployment (52%).
In 56% of cases, the request for illicit payment was an explicit demand by the bribe-taker, it said.
Bribes were most often paid to police, judges and politicians but members of international organisations and NGOs were also seen as corrupt, the survey said."
In stark contrast to the BBC which said;
"The findings contrast sharply with a recent BBC survey in which the economy appeared to top Afghan concerns.
The survey commissioned by the BBC and other broadcasters in December suggested that fewer Afghans (14%) saw corruption as the biggest problem than the economy (34%) and security situation (32%)."
I can't quite understand why the article would appear to contradict the BBC itself. Why even leave the corp open to ridicule by stating what a previous BBC poll had found.
This is why we should be pulling our troops out.
This is why trying to install a democratic government is futile!
This is why our troops are dieing for nothing!!!
This is why we should bring them home....NOW!!!
From article;
"According to the UN survey, 59% of Afghans said their daily experience of public dishonesty was a bigger concern than insecurity (54%) or unemployment (52%).
In 56% of cases, the request for illicit payment was an explicit demand by the bribe-taker, it said.
Bribes were most often paid to police, judges and politicians but members of international organisations and NGOs were also seen as corrupt, the survey said."
In stark contrast to the BBC which said;
"The findings contrast sharply with a recent BBC survey in which the economy appeared to top Afghan concerns.
The survey commissioned by the BBC and other broadcasters in December suggested that fewer Afghans (14%) saw corruption as the biggest problem than the economy (34%) and security situation (32%)."
I can't quite understand why the article would appear to contradict the BBC itself. Why even leave the corp open to ridicule by stating what a previous BBC poll had found.
Edited by Spiritual_Beggar on Tuesday 19th January 13:50
Sort of aside your point, but do you really think anywhere in the Middle-East or Africa is significantly less corrupt?
I think establishing peace and religious tolerance is an almost impossible task in most of the world. To go one further and try to eliminate corruption would be an impossibility.
The bottom line is if you give a man with f
k all a little bit of power he will abuse it to get a little bit more. Corruption and poverty are easy bedfellows.
I think establishing peace and religious tolerance is an almost impossible task in most of the world. To go one further and try to eliminate corruption would be an impossibility.
The bottom line is if you give a man with f
k all a little bit of power he will abuse it to get a little bit more. Corruption and poverty are easy bedfellows.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff