Poll: Politics 'most corrupt' occupation

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Poll: Politics 'most corrupt' occupation

Published: 9 Dec 2012 at 10.37
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Politicians are more corrupt than those in any other occupation, according to a Suan Dusit Poll revealed on Sunday.

Asked which group of people they thought were most corrupt, 45.39% pointed to politicians, 30.24% civil servants, 12.86% police and soldiers and 11.51% businessmen and investors.

Asked their opinion on Thailand being ranked 88th in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index published last week, 33.25% said it was shameful and damaging to the country's image, 28.06% said the problem should be solved immediately, 22.96% felt more concerned about corruption in Thailand, and 15.73% said punitive measures against corruption were still ineffective.

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DONHUAN
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Discussion 24 : 10 Dec 2012 at 16.3624
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As long as the majority of the people in Thailand accept corruption as a necessary evil, things will continue as they had been; they would rather vote for the “devils they know then the angels they don’t know”. That same majority are also under an illusion that “super rich” people, once voted into government (temple), would never “eat chicken in a temple” but work hard to repay the country. Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind. – John Tillotson
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Discussion 23 : 10 Dec 2012 at 16.3123
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@Disc 22 - Agree you have to be corrupt to survive in politics even in first world countries. There is a fine line between being corrupt and being corrupt + greedy. Most politicians fall into the second group here which is dragging the country down and their citizens along with it.
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Discussion 22 : 10 Dec 2012 at 14.1122
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Sadly, you have to be corrupt to survive and thrive as a politician, and this is true in many countries, even successful ones. In Thailand corruption is accepted by the majority, and the net result is the most effectively corrupt get ahead in politics, and once in power corrupt the system even more to perpetuate their gravy train. No one is white, but there is a general perception that the current govt is the more corrupt, and more determined to disable any effective anti-corruption agencies. Part of Thaksin's problem is that he stood out as the most dangerous of corrupt leaders because he became untouchable through unprecedented popularity.
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Discussion 21 : 10 Dec 2012 at 09.2121
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Ironic Thai Politicians enter Politics to be corrupted. The money involved is just too much to refuse. There are still a few good apples here and there, but most of the good ones have gone into retirement. Ones that are trying to hold on to power are just too stubborn, greedy, and corrupt.
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Discussion 20 : 09 Dec 2012 at 21.5720
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The poll also serves to show the door to the commissioners of the NACC (National Anti-Corruption Commission). NACC has been a political tool of certain corrupt political gang in recent years, rather than doing their jobs, paid by the taxpayers.
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Discussion 19 : 09 Dec 2012 at 21.4119
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This fact not surprising since even the PM of this regime is a corrupt fugitive.
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Discussion 18 : 09 Dec 2012 at 21.2718
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"Everybody knows it. But still some naive commentators think that their favourite politicians are as clean as a white cloth." This is especially true of the red shirt defenders.
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Discussion 17 : 09 Dec 2012 at 20.5017
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Because the system has been corrupted for so long it is incurable like a cancer that was not treated at an early stage. Naturally anyone attempting to change the system risk their lives. Let us remember it is more difficult to improve a decayed system rather than make a new clean system. Now when the virus has struck the system we hear from pulpits and platforms long drawn out speeches on uprooting corruption. This is however now a Herculean task. However, even at this stage, we can make an effort. This is possible only if we give stringent punishment to the corrupt, no matter whom. Side by side, if we can find a handful of honest people they
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Discussion 16 : 09 Dec 2012 at 20.3816
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I think this is nothing that was not already known....except everyone knows the other party is more corrupt than his party.
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Discussion 15 : 09 Dec 2012 at 19.3815
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So where are the non-corrupt pollies? There must be some, surely.

Time for a new Anti-Corruption Party to ride in on the wave of corruption awareness.

Are there enough aspiring pollies and a concerned enough electorate to take this on?

Let's see what Thais are made of.
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