May 30, 2005
No, they don't "all" do it
May 30 - Are you tired of people saying "they all do it" whenever you talk about corruption in government? Kate has a good reply and exposes the fallacy of that particular argument in They Are Not The Same:Canadians Ontarians believe they deserve the Liberal Party then they have assuredly earned corruption.
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... The argument that "all polititians are the same" is not only a falsehood - it is a falsehood with a hidden intent. Manufactured in an attempt to pull all those in the public service down to a lowest common denominator, it sustains the apologist's rationale to endorse "The Devil You Know". That particular devil just happens to be the soil in which corrupt governments take root.Indeed, and her points add dimension to another canard: People get the government they deserve. IfBuying into the canard is not a product of cynicism, but an admission that one's own moral compass should be sent in for a rebuild. If we truly believes that "all politiicans are the same", then we must also concede that all citizens are "the same", held to no particular standard of honesty or integrity, and that with such low expectations of government, undeserving of better.
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Obviously they don't "all do it" or we wouldn't exist down here - if the founding fathers were simply a bunch of corrupt bastards we'd have gotten a dictatorship.
Sure, they "selfishly" wanted a better life for themselves and a better future for their children. But they also wanted it for the rest of the country, and that was the best way to ensure it for themselves and their own.
Posted by: Jay at May 30, 2005 12:24 PM (PuNh2)
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I hope someone, a friend with the phone number, calls and suggests Kate remove the last six or so comments. No point leaving things open, although nothing actionable so far. 73s TG
Posted by: TonyGuitar at May 30, 2005 11:16 PM (rmMzv)
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Adscam went on undetected for 10 years! But that's the problem up here: people were so engaged in every twist and turn in the U.S.A. that they failed to pay attention to the state of affairs in their own country.
A really cynical person might think that the Libranos stoked the anti-American fires precisely in order to divert attention to their own wrong-doing.
Posted by: Debbye at May 31, 2005 11:19 AM (60ex2)
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