Word: corrupting
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...about presents. That's perfect for a society of people who tell pollsters that Christmas has become too commercial yet spend north of a grand on it on average. Just as voters hate Congress yet re-elect their Congressmen, so do we think that everyone else's Christmas is corrupt while our own is full of meaning...
Once again a military dictator has staged a coup in Pakistan. Previous coups saw the army throwing out dysfunctional governments, but in this most recent one it has broken into the Supreme Court and ransacked media offices. Its targets today are not corrupt politicians but rather the civil society of Pakistan. This civil society had long remained passive, but in recent times became more and more critical of Pervez Musharraf’s army-backed rule. The electronic media and the judiciary were refusing to act as his puppets, and his approval ratings were at an all time...
...Musharraf shut down news channels on the pretext that they incite Pakistanis against the government. The corrupt Benazir Bhutto could become Prime Minister, having been pardoned through a controversial ordinance for stealing $1.5 billion from the Pakistani public. The judges who were going to strike down the ordinance were removed and put under house arrest after being manhandled by the local police. Militancy, suicide attacks and other forms of terrorism have increased greatly under Musharraf's rule. I am reminded of when the U.S. supported Saddam Hussein while he was brutally killing his own people. Will Pakistan end up like...
...show's success has not been without controversy. In 2003, the southern African country Malawi briefly banned Big Brother over what it called explicit sexual content that could corrupt the nation's youth. Uganda is still a deeply conservative nation, with laws banning homosexuality and abortion. Yet Ugandans are fascinated despite themselves by a Western-style show that showcases Africans engaged in commonly frowned-upon vices. Editorials appear weekly in local newspapers analyzing the latest sordid development...
...Pakistani constitution, censoring independent media outlets, and ruling through the force of the military—are intended to combat terrorism and help the country survive. Musharraf has likened himself to Abraham Lincoln and said that Chaudhry has been placed under house arrest for encouraging terrorism and engaging in corrupt practices...