How do you stop corruption?

@hushi22 (4928)
July 25, 2010 6:59pm CST
Corruption does exist in all levels in the society. As a part of the society, how do you combat this corruption? are u the one who also engage in such or the one who lives a virtuous life?
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10 responses
• India
26 Jul 10
Corruption is a word which was born even the word 'Money' born.... People never satisfied with themselves and what they have thats where the corruption born.. which induces a person to get corrupted and making one corrupted... This doesn't mean that my hand is pure and out of corruption... people made them as a habit and does follow through heridity from thousands of years ago... stopping the corruption is a thing like making All Humans to be Saint... According to me it is IMPOSSIBLE!!!
• Philippines
26 Jul 10
It isn't impossible per se, rather, it is a bit more challenging to control. Yes, corruption can never be totally removed in a society but I believe it can be controlled to a point that it would be less damaging.
• Philippines
27 Jul 10
I will start it in my self before criticizing others that they are corrupt.
@kharlav (1669)
• Philippines
26 Jul 10
WEll, you cant stop it by physical means. NO matter how much people will do a revolution against the corrupt people, the government specifically, they will never change. it is a matter of character. Unless their character of those leaders change then a country will remain to be corrupt. A corrupt country manipulates everything so that they can maintain corruption. It can even manipulate votes. So I guess, and I am assured that the only solution would be prayer. If a country will be united in prayer then God will hear.
@bokal2703 (802)
• Philippines
26 Jul 10
corruption is everywhere, at anytime, any place, whatever gender, even in our daily lives we witness corruption.I guess we can't completely alleviate it in our society. but I am not saying that we are hopeless. I think everyone of us has done it at one point, in my case corruption lies in the simple thing like, whenever I am gonna be late for work, I asked an officemate to time in for me...i think it's a simple form of corruption...and yeah, I feel ashamed of it. and the best thing I can do is to get up early, start within myself...and that's what everyone should do...start removing the corruption in all levels, big or small...
• Philippines
26 Jul 10
Corruption does exist in many forms. The only thing that we can prevent such acts is through diligence and self discipline. It's your conscience who will speak for the acts that you do.
• Philippines
26 Jul 10
Greed is one reason why a person is corrupt. To stop corruption, a person must be satisfied with his wants and needs..Money takes the form of corruption and most wants and needs of a person depends on money..It's money, greed for more money makes one corrupt..A life-turning-miracle can make a person turn away from corruption.But for a society to be corrupt-free, it's the government's role to initialize the way. But how can it when most corruption takes in the government..Change the government!
@dogsnme (1264)
• United States
26 Jul 10
Tell them how much God loves them and explain to them His plan of salvation through His son Jesus Christ. If they see the error of their ways and choose to surrender their lives to Christ and accept Him as their Lord and Savior then they will forever be transformed. They still won't be perfect but their desire to do evil will be replaced by a desire to serve God.
@kori8274 (200)
• Mexico
26 Jul 10
Corruption can´t be simplely stopped. It exists since the born of the humankind and it´s practically impossible to be erased from one day to another. You should just try to stay away from the more you can, even if it is everywhere you can see.
@jerikjames (1041)
• Philippines
26 Jul 10
There's absolutely no way to stop corruption. It is true that corruption does exist in all levels and forms. You could be corrupt in your own way even if you don't accept bribes or anything. Even a child could be corrupt, even the most generous, kind, and giving person could be corrupt in his/her own way. There's absolutely no way one could combat corruption. Well maybe just different kinds of corruption like bribery or something. That would be very noble of course, but then again, that's not the only form of corruption right? Anyway, my point is no matter how much you pledge to stop or combat corruption and be an advocate of, to quote you, "virtuous" living, you could never fully exempt yourself or even get corruption out of yourself or anyone.
• Philippines
26 Jul 10
I say we start with ourselves. Corruption I believe always start within us, even at home when we want and try to get more share than our siblings or from our friends. It begins the instant we thought of having more than we need and have to. With this kind of thinking prevailing in more people of the society then we come in terms with large scale corruption. This is what we see in the government, within communities and other social groups. Punishing corruption especially in the government is one step, supposing the judiciary is free from corruption itself in order to have justice. But most importantly, let's all try to think less of our greed and fight corruption in our daily lives.