People are tolerant of corruption or economical scams because one reason

[Callido]

Did you know that in my country the present administration isn't doing good and the rate of corruption has also increased yet there are fools who still praise and support their bad doings because they are either benefiting from the government or they are their friends and relatives which is not a good one, if you are not affected by the way the country is going know that there are people that it is seriously affecting badly this is what they need to know, people in government are seriously stealing public money, money meant for development and some foolish people still support this act by calling red black, i know that one day a massive protest is going to put an end to all this.

Wondering why? Because most of them indirectly enjoy benefits from the corrupt government, they say corruption is bad when not involved, it is what we see going on. Anybody supporting a bad government, which the majority are completely against, means benefiting from that government, and wouldn't want it to end.

Accompanied by the fact that some people are tribalistic, they would vote for whoever is close to their roots, without minding if the person is good enough for the role, and that's how the worst government emerges, including buying votes and lawmakers.

[Sally9256]

There are families surviving on crime money in my country, one of their family member needs to become a scammer and that's it, they will start hailing and praising him, from that time on he will be the soul provider of the family, it's not a new thing here, and this same people will put on their clothes and go to the church on Sunday knowing fully well that their sons are inflicting pains on thiers, stealing their money and using it to feed their families.

It's sad how other members of the family don't see anything wrong in what they are doing. No one really cares anymore. All that matters to them is money, they don't even care how it is made. This is the reason why corruption will keep thriving in places like that.

Yeah, we shouldn't turn ourselves into blind eyes just because we benefit from corruption, especially when it has to do with public funds. indeed Government funds are people's funds, the funds is meant for infrastructure like building of schools, hospital as well as construction of good roads and great services for the citizens. We shouldn't support corruption just because the people involved in corruption are our relatives, we need to call spade a spade even if we're also involved in doing it.

One thing I now understand is that people are different and we have different ways of thinking and it is the main reason why it's very difficult to fight corruption. Some people are just too selfish to think they have to take advantage of the opportunity they have to divert government funds which is meant for the general public for their own personal satisfaction because they are in the position to control it.

Sometimes being a part of corruption is not until you are in position, even barely defending a corrupt leader makes you a part of it. To begin tackling corruption we need to start calling out people indulging in it regardless of who they are because corruption has been a major set back for many countries that now it feels like a normal thing.

[Localhostspeed]

Whether you benefit or not from the said corruption, you should not tolerate others from doing corruption most especially if its about government funds. The government is the people, so the funds of the government are the funds of the people, and we should not let one corrupt official to take advantage on it. Just because he is in position makes him easy for us to trick and continue corruption. Corruption by all means will always carry a negative outcome and worst is, its always the majority that get to suffer the consequences, that is why we should stop it or not tolerate it, the earlier the better.

Someone said that when corruption doesn't favour them, it's regarded as corruption but when it does involve them, they defend it with everything that it is not a corruption. This is the sad reality we are living today, people do anything to defend what is bad when they benefit from it but as soon as they are not benefiting, they says all sort of things about it. We blame the government of been corrupt but almost all civil servants are guilty of the same crime, just different magnitude if corruption.

If we want to hold the government accountable for every penny, then the individuals need to do their own part and make sure that we are not contributing to the corruption. If you see your friend and family involves in corruption, kindly exposed them so the system can remain transparent and consistent with good work but this is the most difficult part of it yet we want to see productivity without any form of cheating, it's going to be a disappointing economy.

[boyptc]

It starts from every individual that sees that there's a corruption in the organization. While it discourages some people but they simply accept it as part of the nature which is hard to remove by now.

Because when it is already part of the system, they can't go against with it especially if it's including their superiors.

And if there are people who are speaking against it, once they've seen as a threat there can be some things that can happen to them.

Otherwise, when they're already silenced then something must be ongoing with those people and gradually accepts that they're now part of the system. 

Accepting that the system is how it is is not the same as getting involved in corruption. I can agree that people accept that this is how the system is when they learn how things work, but I don't agree with the claim that they are getting involved in corruption. People who are good but reasonable will stand by and let the system do its thing, but they are not going to corrupt themselves in it. This is a good way to deal with the world because when systems are strong and corrupt, an individual going after a single corrupt system will not accomplish anything and may just bring ruin upon yourself.

It's either of the two.

To tolerate the system and accept it but not part of it, or to accept it and at the same time being part of it because as they can see that everyone who's in their circle is being a part of it.

But those with integrity won't be a part of it but will accept that this part of system is hard to change.

They might have the voice to speak the truth and be against it but, whenever someone is going to be against with it also has to choose between that and career.

[Fortify]

Many people don't see world and everything as one connected place much they see it someone did something like corruption its far away from their lifes.

Here why economic system and inflation and wealth gap and corruptions stays:

You tell someone:" look political leader did the inside trading used political power to trade on markets" ....average person will say good business made a lot money , anyone who will have that opportunity will do it, - yet person don't realise his own 41k retirement funds affected of those kind of things.

You've given a very long explanation when it's likely covered by three things much more simply: many people are dumb, racist and gullible to leaders who know exactly how to manipulate them. Whether it's religious leaders or non-religious leaders who learn how to pull on emotions, usually fear, in order to gain power and hold it. Once these people are in power they try to make as much money for themselves and anyone who joins their game, but aren't really looking out for the average person - it was just an illusion. It wasn't long ago when politicians would have been kicked out in shame for stuff that seems to hit the newspapers every single day now. However Trump is the epitome of corruption, yet he still has diehard fans even though he has raped the whole country in many different ways.

[SamReomo]

It's either of the two.

To tolerate the system and accept it but not part of it, or to accept it and at the same time being part of it because as they can see that everyone who's in their circle is being a part of it.

A normal citizen can't do anything against the system that's why they most probably tolerate it so they won't face any issues whatsoever and even knowing everything they'll keep silent as they understand that going against the system will create problems for them and for their loved ones.

But, it's also true that there're those people who become part of such system and do the same things that the rest are doing, such people choose negative path as choice and start doing different kinds of corruptions at their levels. I think someone who's honest and has to look after his/her family should accept the system and not become part of it.

[Felicity_Tide]

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It took me a lot of time to understand the writeup, and I doubt if I fully understood it.
Well, assuming I understood what you wrote, I think the society is filled with too many self centred people, who are also ignorant and are insensitive to the smallest matters that ought to concern them. There's this come negative mindset among people that makes them feel like those who complain about terrible situations are only doing it because they're not the beneficiaries. They overlook things that ought to be addressed, thereby allowing their own leaders to easily get away with things that they ought to be held accountable for.

And, I feel a negative mindset like this is practically the biggest problem of most struggling countries today. Those little political issues that sounds too insignificant to the citizens, often becomes the cause of their own nightmare as time passes, making them the victims of their own situation.

[Franklyn-wood]

This is a direct replicate of many economy that are not doing well and some of which has all that's needed humanly and materially possible yet nothing to write home about. If this economies are buildings, the dilapidation is so much that even fowls can't be sheltered.
Now coming to one of the real or major problems is how the masses that are subjected to abject suffering even go on to applauding these corruptions by appraisal of the executors through tireless ignorance not limited to religiosity, ethnicity, partisanship and many more. By all that moves, it implies by implications that the populace of these countries under intentional bad governance completely tolerate corruption as some are even prepared to carry on on that rotten systems.

The populace found in some of this places where there economy is nothing to write home about may be afraid to push further for the fear of making things worse that the way it was. Some even feels like those in power should be able to do there assignment in government as a duty required. Life mostly in the Africans have this experience in common, and the level of corruption will continue to increase since the government are not ready to make amends.

[Hamza2424]

Education is the only thing that can give awareness to the citizens, but these days TikTok and other social media platforms have taken over the thinking power of the youth. They think social media will make their lives easy, some are begging on TikTok thinking they are not, some spread vulgarity to make money, although others spread awareness, but no one is talking about getting awareness in terms of these things. Maybe the educational departments of those countries did not want this.

Independent studies can teach someone everything, like the Internet and online books.

People don't read anymore, they just watch reels and gather their information from watching them and thinking they know everything.

Educate people about everything so they know the tax has been increased because the politician has bought a jet for themselves.

[Jewan420]

Dishonest and corrupt society is more damaging to honest people. Corrupt people also suffer losses, but they recover double the amount by committing corruption again. But honest people? They can never recover what they lose due to corruption.

When corruption is limited to political leaders, it is not difficult to stop that corruption. Because the people are clearly against corruption and when the level of corruption increases, the people will stand up. But the leaders adopt a clever strategy here, they also involve the majority of the people of the country in corruption so that some part of the corruption is given to those people and the rest of the money can be embezzled by the leader. In this strategy, there are not many people to stand up against corruption. That is why corruption can easily become long-lasting.

[slapper]

you haven't fall yet, ask yourself when it's your turn?...

Most people do not bother with this question. Not really. They recognise it in an abstract way and then return to their everyday lives. Otherwise, you spend time sitting with something you are afraid of. It is the human way of dealing with a systemic issue which is too big to handle.

Now there are more than three trillionaires in the world, outpacing everything else at the bottom. That growth does not come from nowhere. It does not just materialize. It is passed on in the form of inflation, through low wages, through market conditions in which it is easier to have capital than to create it.

Those you are describing were all paid those all along the way. They simply did not know what they were paying for, or who was getting it.

[boyptc]

It's either of the two.

To tolerate the system and accept it but not part of it, or to accept it and at the same time being part of it because as they can see that everyone who's in their circle is being a part of it.

A normal citizen can't do anything against the system that's why they most probably tolerate it so they won't face any issues whatsoever and even knowing everything they'll keep silent as they understand that going against the system will create problems for them and for their loved ones.

But, it's also true that there're those people who become part of such system and do the same things that the rest are doing, such people choose negative path as choice and start doing different kinds of corruptions at their levels. I think someone who's honest and has to look after his/her family should accept the system and not become part of it.

What the honest ones does is they are turning into blind eye to the corruption that they're surrounded with.

Despite with a heavy heart and they have to tolerate it because the system that they're living with it is they have no way of stopping it.

Ignoring it is what they are doing and we can't blame them for not avoiding it instead because if that's where they're living, and it helps them to continue to survive (not to the corruption) they have to deal with it.

[Ziskinberg]

It's either of the two.

To tolerate the system and accept it but not part of it, or to accept it and at the same time being part of it because as they can see that everyone who's in their circle is being a part of it.

A normal citizen can't do anything against the system that's why they most probably tolerate it so they won't face any issues whatsoever and even knowing everything they'll keep silent as they understand that going against the system will create problems for them and for their loved ones.

But, it's also true that there're those people who become part of such system and do the same things that the rest are doing, such people choose negative path as choice and start doing different kinds of corruptions at their levels. I think someone who's honest and has to look after his/her family should accept the system and not become part of it.

However, none of these are actually doing their part as a responsible citizen. Because if they really care for their government and the majority that will be affected in the future, they will definitely find means to report the said corruption to the authority. But the thing is, even the authority itself could be part of the corruption. That's why we can't blame if some people just end up tolerating the system to avoid getting their life into trouble, or just adopt the system because the rest are doing exactly like them.

[uneng]

It's people's own fault after all, because they chose going for the corrupt and shady when picking their lifestyle. It goes much beyond voting for a politician. It's about the mindset the individual adopts for his daily life.

He is just waiting for an opportunity to take advantage of someone in order to make huge profit, and when he sees someone who achieved doing that successfuly (the politician), he immediately feels attached and bonded to him, like when you feel sympathetic to someone.

And unfortunatelly, I don't know any environments which aren't contamined by this kind of mindset. The virtual environments are even worse and more toxic.

[Josefjix]

You only experienced the effects of any governmental laws only when you are breathing through their source of financial system, it's a system that has been aligned to trap the citizen in a such a way that gets harder survive. I do not experience this you explained on OP because my source of leaving hadn't come from any governmental creatures.

Those who stick to the systems of going to school, study harder and get jobs are just leaving on a survival mode technique, if you wanna step up the game, then you gonna break rules.

[ZAINmalik75]

I believe it all depends on a person's level of knowledge and understanding of how things work in an economy in general. Someone who doesn't know why their electricity bill is increasing every month, why fuel and gas prices are higher this month than the last month, why every item they used to buy before is now more expensive, then such people will surely not think that corruption is bringing any harm to them, because they don't even think about these things because they have zero knowledge, they are the people who would just keep struggling more over time because of rapidly increasing inflation but wouldn't complain.

Someone who understands everything would never say that state level corruption is not going to harm them, because they know the direct and indirect consequences of everything the leaders and those in power are doing. They might even raise their voice whenever and wherever they can, but in most countries with corrupt leadership, freedom of speech is a joke, which means that if you try to raise your voice against them, they will harm you instead of changing what they are doing or trying to stop doing more corruption. It's unfortunate but it's the harsh truth.

[Maslate]

Even if the people will do something about it, I think it will still won't be stopped especially that those involved in corruption are those sitting in the government with their higher positions. But maybe the early action of the people might minimize the corruption happening in the government because some might feel guilty before they plan to join the corrupt system.

Let's just say corruption is getting normalized in every country. The only difference is that, some government are highly corrupt compared to other country's government.

[lombok]

I believe it all depends on a person's level of knowledge and understanding of how things work in an economy in general. Someone who doesn't know why their electricity bill is increasing every month, why fuel and gas prices are higher this month than the last month, why every item they used to buy before is now more expensive, then such people will surely not think that corruption is bringing any harm to them, because they don't even think about these things because they have zero knowledge, they are the people who would just keep struggling more over time because of rapidly increasing inflation but wouldn't complain.

Someone who understands everything would never say that state level corruption is not going to harm them, because they know the direct and indirect consequences of everything the leaders and those in power are doing. They might even raise their voice whenever and wherever they can, but in most countries with corrupt leadership, freedom of speech is a joke, which means that if you try to raise your voice against them, they will harm you instead of changing what they are doing or trying to stop doing more corruption. It's unfortunate but it's the harsh truth.

Lack of understanding of the monetary governance system blind citizens to official theft of public funds. Rise in prices of electricity and basic commodities are merely brushed off as misfortunes. This cynical disposition lets bureaucratic venality take off the hard earned cash of the workers.

Learned people know only too well that poverty amongst the masses are result of power misbehavior on the part of the ruling elite. Tyranny of the corrupt rulers denial of the freedom of speech is an obstacle to transparency. In such circumstances, intimidation threat put the critical mass into a torturous silence.

[Davidvictorson]

Many people don't see world and everything as one connected place much they see it someone did something like corruption its far away from their lifes.

Here why economic system and inflation and wealth gap and corruptions stays:

You tell someone:" look political leader did the inside trading used political power to trade on markets" ....average person will say good business made a lot money , anyone who will have that opportunity will do it, - yet person don't realise his own 41k retirement funds affected of those kind of things.



People own ignorance of corruption and crimes are so high until system will eat them alive in this meatgrinder economic system until they are homeless in debt and helpless, only then they realise that's the system and then they will talk about honest system and hate corruption, until they got home got food on table people don't think anything should be changed.


If you see around you financial crimes corruption and you not benefit of it ....then ask yourself where does the profit comes? Off course from honest ones like you its only matter of the time when it will affecting you you see others falling allready even educated omes law abide citizens honest ones ..... you haven't fall yet, ask yourself when it's your turn? It will come , because more gains and profit corrupted political leaders and financial criminals like bankers does it .....more it needs total loss and failure of average person lifes!

I do not think that people are tolerant of corruption. What I think is that the system is what is tolerant of corruption. People on their own cannot do anything if the system is tolerant.
And because of this, I would say that people are powerless against corruption. They are already in a system where corruption thrives, some are born into it and are powerless to change it because it comes from the top.
We all hate corruption including those who benefit from it but until the system changes, there is nothing the average Joe can do.

[Woodie]

Nice write up OP, and I agree with it! People tend to careless in issues that don't affect them directly,  but when you tell them one way or another you are affected by these crimes & thats the only time the question their lifes choices..and nice example with the politician..the citizens do indeed foot these guys wages with how a government collects revenue/taxes.

But after an after thought,  it think today's generation just dont like responsibility..they would rather have someone step up and they watch from the sidelines, which is a bad choice!!