THE
LANGUAGE OF CORRUPTION
Richard
Obeng Mensah
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.