Let's say if you are proved to be a corrupt official, does that mean you have to go to get punished ...or not?
Actually, I tend to favor harsh punishment for corruption that is obvious, and causes grievous suffering upon others. I certainly have no problem with putting a bullet through the skull of a major drug dealer. But the evidence must be irrefutable in order to prevent sacrificing innocents.
The problem that I see is that NO POLITICAL LEADER in China is duly elected by the people they govern, thus making them just as corrupt as the people they are allegedly "rooting out". In its current form, this anti-corruption plan is nothing more than a convenient tool for one political faction to weaken or destroy another. It is an internal power struggle between the corrupt aimed at capturing the mantle of being called "the untouchables".
And when that power struggle is over, those remaining in power will have every interest in perpetuating their own power and maintaining their own corruption.
Were these leaders beholden to the people for the power they wield, having to be elected in direct popular contests, I would have far more faith in their anti-corruption campaigns.
Regards,
Ron |
