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Systemic State Corruption

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Wednesday October 02, 2002 10:52author by Finnachta - www.finnachta.comauthor email finnachta at finnachta dot com

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One of the most promising hopes for the future (for challenging systemic state corruption) that I have come across during the past four years or so concerns a media organisation named Indymedia - which provides ordinary individuals with the opportunity to publish their "news and views" globally: and instantly (more or less) - thereby removing control from those who dominate (and manipulate!!!) the flow of information at present. Provided the new freedoms which this organisation offers are not abused too much by those who are that way naturally inclined (and/or otherwise motivated), it seems to me that Indymedia has enormous potential for combating the corruption problem. Further information regarding Indymedia (which is possibly just one of several such Internet organisations now in operation) can be found at the following www page address: http://homepage.eircom.net/~williamfinnerty/news/moreover/Default.htm

From: finnachta (finnachta.com a/c)
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Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 10:15 AM
Subject: Systemic State Corruption


Hello,

Having now reached the end of four very difficult years work spent on the study of "Systemic State Corruption" in the Republic of Ireland, an attempt has been made to define the "core problem" in "less than 200 words". This attempt can be seen at the following www page location:
http://www.finnachta.com/28Sept2002_.htm#STATE CORRUPTION:

In passing, it may be worth mentioning that an associated spin-off difficulty which is briefly outlined at the www page location immediately below strongly suggests (to me at least) that the European Union/Parliament MIGHT have a very serious problem with "systemic corruption" as well; and, that the Republic of Ireland is by no means alone in its troubles:
http://www.finnachta.com/28Sept2002_.htm#eu

A backup copy of the two short pieces of text referred to above can be found at www page address:

http://homepage.eircom.net/~williamfinnerty/28Sept2002_.htm

Writing as a person who has had many years experience of dealing with the practical difficulties that arise in connection with Quality Assurance systems in large industrial organisations, it might also be worth mentioning the following QA maxim: "A problem well defined is a problem half-solved".

The major weakness at present in dealing effectively with the overall problem of "political" corruption is that (as I see it) the politicians and business executives are getting too much of the blame. In reality, people such as senior lawyers, senior civil servants, senior media executives, senior bankers, senior members of the medical profession, "spin-doctor" consultants, and so on, are just as much to blame: and far more so in certain respects I suspect.

One of the most promising hopes for the future (for challenging systemic state corruption) that I have come across during the past four years or so concerns a media organisation named Indymedia - which provides ordinary individuals with the opportunity to publish their "news and views" globally: and instantly (more or less) - thereby removing control from those who dominate (and manipulate!!!) the flow of information at present. Provided the new freedoms which this organisation offers are not abused too much by those who are that way naturally inclined (and/or otherwise motivated), it seems to me that Indymedia has enormous potential for combating the corruption problem. Further information regarding Indymedia (which is possibly just one of several such Internet organisations now in operation) can be found at the following www page address:
http://homepage.eircom.net/~williamfinnerty/news/moreover/Default.htm

Sincerely,

William Finnerty.

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