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I guess it is a matter of which government is least corrupt. Such a low expectation we have to accustom ourselves to - disheartening.


A Washington DC-based network of reporters and media organizations known as the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on Sunday released financial documents that showed a linkage between world leaders and secret stores of wealth.

The documents derive information from 91 countries and feature 35 current and former national leaders as well as 330 politicians.

Among the leaders named in the damning 2.94 terabyte expose known as the "Panama Papers," is Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta.

The 59-year-old president had in the recent past been at the forefront of the fight against corruption.

However, the Panama Papers have shown that his family members have for years been hiding their personal fortune worth $30 million in tax havens.

[africanews.com]

Naomi 8 Oct 5
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The corruption is one thing. The deception is worse. The whole gig where they pretend they're serving the population instead of their own or the interests of their pay masters.

Living under a self-centered incestuous oligarchy wouldn't suck near as bad if they didn't insist we pretend that "our democracy" is really ours rather than theirs.

Hello. We vote for politicians who we think will serve us well. Although we don't deserve deception by them, we are responsible for selecting them in the first place. Kind a vicious circle.

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It is unfortunate that there has been such a shift from language with meaning, principals have become slogans and statesman have become politicians and politicians have become thieves.

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Human beings will always be susceptible to the lure of easy wealth.

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