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The language of corruption

Sun, 13 Jul 2014 Source: Mensah, Richard Obeng

Corruption is contagious

Corrupt communication corrupts good manners

Corruption is fluent in all earthly languages

Corruption is eloquent

Corruption speaks through people

Corrupt communications are usually oral

Its oral communications usually contradict an accepted standard

When corruption speaks, it coerces people to do its bidding

When corruption speaks, it usually gives ultimatums

Corruption usually speaks through dishonest leaders

Corrupt statements are usually contradictory

Corruption says what you need takes time but you can get it now or within a short period if you reward its extra efforts

Corruption says what you need is officially not expensive but you can get an excellent service if you pay some unauthorized fees

Corruption says it is difficult, quite frustrating or impossible to get what you need but you easily get it by motivating its employees and agents

Corruption is weakened when you refuse to respond to its expressions

Corruption is silenced when you insist on the accepted standards

Corruption is defeated if you remain tenacious in your resistance.

Columnist: Mensah, Richard Obeng