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A Cure for the Cancer of Corruption
Corruption is a cancer in all societies and it has recently sent millions of innocent people to the unemployment lines to say nothing of the hundreds of $ billions lost. Over the recent years, an industry of spin masters has been employed with the sole objective of defusing the meaning and concept of the word “accountability”. In fact, the public has become so desensitized to the continuous stream of lies and half-truths coming from public and private officials that there is practically no response- even to the most outrageous revelations. Indeed, the public may have become enablers for the ethically and morally handicapped. But there could be a way to bring back some control.
For decades, technology and the subjugation of privacy has played an important part in protecting the public interest. For example, airline pilots are required to undergo a strenuous physical examination every six months to make sure that the public’s interests are protected. Why can’t we use the same idea to test public and private leaders? Some companies such as Cephos Corporation and No Lie MRI Corporation offer the technology needed for reliable lie detection today.
The use of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) has provided compelling evidence that the sophisticated technology can be used to map brain patterns that correlate strongly with lying. Imagine, each six months, all public officials and people in fiduciary positions would be tested. How much would that help tighten things up? But alas, who would be required to change the laws to help protect the public interests? Yes, the very wolves guarding the hen house. Check or check mate?
In the new novel “The Meltdown Chronicles” by Len Goodman (amazon.com), compulsory testing of officials would be a key factor in making a more viable form of capitalism for the benefit of humanity as a whole and not for just the few. Although a fictional financial thriller, according to the book, capitalism is on the brink and new improvements in the economic model must be made or things promise to turn very ugly for modern civilization- and very soon. Goodman argues the need for a new form of capitalism that would fuse aspects of capitalism, socialism and communism. The author talks about “fusion economics” theory in more detail on his website at www.neweconomicparadigm.com.
But there is a problem. The concept of clinically testing for lies has been pretty well shredded by the legal profession with the usual genius pretense of protecting the interest of the innocent. Who could argue with that? However, juries, evidence and judges have always been capricious factors in the process of seeking justice, but civilization has learned to accept these deficiencies as part of the “acceptable” risk. But the deterrence of having to take an objective test would probably do much to curb the cancer of corruption, but as with all change, oxen need to be gored and the legal- legislative class would need to gore itself to make the necessary changes; not a hopeful situation. Perhaps, as in “The Meltdown Chronicles”, if unemployment hits 25%, anything can happen.
The Meltdown Chronicles: http://www.amazon.com/Meltdown-Chronicles-Leonard-J-goodman/dp/0615312098/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255374434&sr=8-1

Posted: November 20th, 2009 | More Reviews From ljgoodman44 | Report This Comment