My Manifesto: The Incoherent Ramblings of a Madman

"Canadian Immigration Minister Judy Sgro, resigned on Friday after a pizza shop owner said she had reneged on a promise to help him avoid deportation in exchange for free pizza." (Reuters).


This is reminiscent of Local, State and Federal Government in Australia. Continually our bureaucrats, political workers, and a-political workers sell their souls for a free meal, a fishing trip, or a one-night stand. Why?

Throughout most of the third world country bribes are common place. Us in our supposed "civilised" western society look down on these cultures of bribery with disdain. Between 5%-15% is the common payment of most business deals in bribes - depending on the country and the importance of the deal of course. Say the deal is $30,000: @ 10% that is $3000 that the person being bribed gets. $3000 can go a long way if you do the right thing with it. $3000 is worth having.

In Australia we look down on taking bribes - that is for the third world country as our arrogant dogma goes. We in Australia are "above" that. What do we accept? A free meal. A fishing trip. A one-night stand. If you're going to go down for accepting bribes. If you're going to get in trouble for breaking the law. If you're running a dodgy business. Would it not be a much better idea to actually get something worthwhile out of it?

Why in the hell sell your soul for a pizza? Why in the hell sell your soul for a fishing trip? Why jeopardise everything for so little? I will not sell my soul for something so useless.