How Government Corruption is a Precursor to Extremism | Sarah Chayes | TEDxFultonStreet

A former reporter, she covered the fall of the Taliban for NPR, then left journalism to remain in Kandahar in order to contribute to the reconstruction of the country, living there almost continuously since December 2001. Deeply embedded in the life of the city and fluent in Pashtu, Chayes gained a unique perspective on the unfolding war.
An expert on the dynamics of severe corruption, Sarah Chayes lived for most of a decade in Kandahar, Afghanistan, before serving as special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She now researches the role of corruption in driving security crises.
Chayes is a senior associate in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program and the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment. She is an expert in South Asia policy, kleptocracy and anticorruption, and civil-military relations.
She is working on correlations between acute public corruption and the rise of militant extremism.
After running a nongovernmental organization founded by President Karzai’s brother Qayum, Chayes launched a manufacturing cooperative that produces skin-care products for export from licit local agriculture. The goals were to help revive the region’s historic role in exporting fruit and its derivatives, promote sustainable development, and expand alternatives to the opium economy.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@bakkudeku]

A cleptocratic state structured and run by criminal organisations. That's the best definition I've heard yet. Congrats!

[@DadBodDrumming]

Steal a Thousand dollars and you go to jail. Steal a Billion dollars and you go to the Bohemian Grove.

[@sbfguy7793]

Right... Pathetic system full of pathetic people.

[@yanetsmith8354]

Well educated and well heeled theives get a slap on the back from friends and a slap on the hands from a judge, plus a fine they can pay on the "whenever" plan. And currently, a pardon from Trump makes the message even more pelucid...white collar crime pays. They always have their post- bust cash, plans and attourney(s) at the ready.

[@chicxulub2947]

@@yanetsmith8354 It's so dull... If I do that, don't expect me to be praising the culture afterwards. The idiots on power should suffer.

[@randyscott9034]

That’s exactly what’s starting in America we have a corrupt government and things are starting to come apart at the seams

[@wesfortney5294]

The corruption in America seems to be a more fundamental threat inherent in our system; overtime, as agencies develop transparency will decrease if success of the population distracts it, corruption and transparency are inversely proportional. as any transparency is eroded corruption will likely occur (rules of large #'s style) and immediately corruption works hard to reduce more transparency. American corruption is centered on campaign cash flowing from recipients of government spending in the non-profit as well as for-profit markets. Government spending represents gluttonous indulgences by establishments who are well capitalized and have huge revenues without the taxpayer money that is ambiguously heaped into there accounts. American corruption is also the government contract companies who work hard to keep the judiciary and our rule of law out of their business; their business being: predatory loan activity, dominant position creation for interactions with citizens through anti-American regulations. Example: laws requiring private corporations and citizens acquire insurance; the insurance industry now operates as a sectored monopoly with shared data of statistics of consumers and restriction of the free market allowing for absolute price fixing as well as various frauds which steal taxpayer money for already heavily subsidized industries which have the highest compensated jobs statistically.

[@tomsmith3758]

Came here after reading Sarah Chater’s 2020 book ‘Everybody Knows: Corruption in America’. Good read.

[@JohnSmith-gt1wv]

corruption also exists massively at the local level

[@bigbizz3503]

Even more so today. The next 4-6 our entire world is about to change drastically. Never in my life have I been afraid of the future as I am today. The Declaration Of Independence says, We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

[@JF-gy7tt]

4:16 about corruption, “money goes upwards and protection goes downwards” 👍🏼 Very well stated

[@HarblesTheSkeptial]

Wow! Watching in Jan 2020. That last line is absolutely prescient.

[@simonbaker8340]

Spot on Sara! Lets recognise and deal with the root causes of terrorism by addressing corruption!

[@ruyaesu4449]

corruption is a favor for a gain. Where does it begin & where does it end?

[@jollyroger7102]

Ru Yaesu , It ends when it’s stopped

[@acerothstein8016]

WELL WELL WELL 5 years later and here we are!!!!!

[@djao2008]

And it just keeps getting worse unfortunately....

[@rickeshpatel4025]

Yup things about to get worse faster as the momentum builds

[@bnalive5077]

Lol. Peaceful protests don’t count

[@strangelitgirl]

Loved this talk. Fits in perfectly with the lectures I’ve been watching from Gresham College by Alex Ryrie. There a bunch of his talks about religious history in England and other parts of Europe. WOW. I understand the line from then to now so much better.

[@AustraliaRealEstateMobi]

McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld by Misha Glenny - if you're here, then you'll be fascinated by this book.

[@donharrington8950]

Always overwhelmed 29 years of it

[@seby7230]

Very True...

[@bigbizz3503]

I love how she says nothing but tells us everything. Well done. I get exactly what she's trying to tell us. Let me just say, thing are really bad right now and most americans can't fathom it. The Declaration of independence says. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

[@xiomzeezeee1111]

Good points JUDGE n police

[@anac4950]

Love her work

[@Draakie100]

Corruption of mind and body begins the moment we have to buy or rent the land we are born on (jmho). Best wishes to all 🙂

[@jimf671]

She's good. Very good.

[@gmanhero]

in over 5 years you'd think there would be more then 20k views.. what is wrong with people?

[@techpriest6962]

Deranked in the algorithm because KZbin (Google) is a part of the problem.

[@successibleshe3334]

Brilliant

[@_stxncey]

2021 and it is everywere.

[@rickeshpatel4025]

Corruption has just become worse by multitudes internally and externally.

[@sbfguy7793]

USA is heading this way..... Sad.....

[@dpavlovsky]

"heading this way"? lol. been here for a _long_ time.

[@donharrington8950]

I called to cops after he threatened to evict and murder me they didn't give me a case number they refused to protect me

[@donharrington8950]

They said because of my criminal history as a minor I don't qualify for witness protection

[@ritaranee4787]

This is true for ne india also..... And sometimes the politician is hand in glove with the extremists or rebels who surrender their arms and then run for elections or get involved in cattle , mining etc.... They can even garner compensation money or packages which is why most unemployed youth join in the first place

[@donharrington8950]

They turned off my phone so I couldn't call for help

[@Jimmie16]

Welcome to Tory run UK.

[@donharrington8950]

No protection from bad guys

[@donharrington8950]

They forced me into a situation where I'm locked in place or assassination I tried witness protection

[@NAYR-JAUAI]

IM A MYSTERY. What did I do to receive this power, what infliction have I suffered to have a blessing that that allows me to hold the Rod of Moses over the Entire Earth, Is it to Hard to see the Lucre that this Judicial system is engaged in; how can a Judge think him self to be greater than God Almighty, can you Maim a Man and not be Recompensed, Can you Profaning the Name of a Righteous man without him reaching out to his Sword. Can you not understand that if you Turn an Israelite into your enemy you can not escape Deuteronomy 30.7. Turn the World into my enemy and witness every curse pronounced on Mt. Ebal fall upon everyone who profanes the Idea of who I am. I am asking for Restitution, I want to be exonerated; I want the Obstruction that is being provoked on my name by this Nation to be Abolished or I will set the same example on your nation that Moses set on the land of Egypt, then you will know that I am Yahweh the Almighty God of Jacob who Reeks Havoc on the entire Earth. Selah. Here I Am!! Hosea 3.4 & 5 For the children of Israel shall live many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols. 5Afterward the children of Israel shall return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and to his blessings in the last days. Deuteronomy 33.13-17 Of Joseph he said. " His Land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath. 14. for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things of the growth of the moons, 15. for the chief things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills, 16. for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let [the blessing] come on the head of Joseph, On the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers. 17. The firstborn of his herd, majesty is his. His horns are the horns of the Wild Ox. With them he shall push the peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth: They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the Thousands of Manasseh." Hosea 4.8 They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity. Hosea 5.14 For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver. Hosea 6.1 "Come, and let us return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds. 3.Let us acknowledge Yahweh. Let us press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth." Deuteronomy 32. 1. Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mouth. 2. My doctrine shall drop as the rain. My speech shall condense as the dew, as the small rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb. 3. For I will proclaim the name of Yahweh. Ascribe greatness to our God! 4. The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice: a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he. 18. Of the Rock who became your father, you are unmindful, and have forgotten God who gave you birth. 19. Yahweh saw [it], and abhorred [them], because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters. 20. He said, " I will hide my face from them. I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very perverse generation, children in who is no faithfulness. 21. They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God. They have provoked me to anger with their vanities. I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people. I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. 31. "For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. 40. For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live forever, 41. if I whet my glittering sword, My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my adversaries, and will recompense those who hate me. 42. I will make my arrows drunk with blood, My sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the head of the leaders of the enemy." 43. Rejoice, you nations, [with] his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will render vengeance to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land, for his people.

[@yaosautoben]

today is 2/4/2023, and its only 28321 views.

[@jessefisher1809]

The fall of the taliban... what now?

[@TomRivieremusic]

Even thieves have to make a living.

[@donharrington8950]

I got attacked by religion for being diffrent they almost murdered me many times

[@donharrington8950]

I tried getting witness protection

[@g3nius694]

To late 2021

[@manuelfavata8683]

Feloniest at heart who has clean hands?????

[@donharrington8950]

He told me I had a week to live

[@dougbillman2333]

Who created these groups...taliban. Isis, the federal corporation. In D.C.... That's who......

[@DadBodDrumming]

You are thinking too small. DC is just a cog in a wheel that is run by families with names like Rothschild, Carnegie, Warburg, Schiff, (yes Adam Shiffs Family is UBER rich) and Payseur. These are the families that run the world.

[@johnf6687]

Bail out Americans not dishonest banks

[@ritaranee4787]

Hey ..... Our indian finance minister or modi government had just decided for a massive bailout for bankrupt banks and crony industrialists

[@randyscott9034]

I feel american law enforcement are very guilty of this by making you pay fines on frivolous crimes such as $150.00 fines for no seat belts etc. towing your vehicles at every opportunity and the list goes on and on

[@whatitisnt8270]

policing for profit

[@ruyaesu4449]

The cops enforce the law. Ur elected politicians created the laws.

[@donharrington8950]

Because I called for help they turned off my phone it's premeditated murder

[@lgallphn]

What about explaining how US corruption corrupts other countries governments since the US country existed until these days? Jeje that would be a lot interesting that blaming other countries governments of corruption. There´s always a teacher...

[@mandalahigherplanes9044]

Everyone thinks they’re a saint without truly examining their own actions… people, priests, companies, governments, nations.

[@bnalive5077]

Oh, just wait. The US has it coming…….

[@tactical_5569]

US Federal government 2024.

[@donharrington8950]

Shutter island where are the kids

[@donharrington8950]

Just a pawn in their game that's why I'm going to be a martyer

[@donharrington8950]

Martyer me

[@ruyaesu4449]

stood behind to rebuild a village left behind due to an American bombing. Do you think that America does not consider the civilian aspect of war. Remember that, at that time, a state of war was passed by congress. If you wish to criticize, The Waring factions that waged war onto the western world made that decision. Not me. You seem to be a centralist. That is not a bad thing. it is a view point that continues conflict. Conflict may be negotiated. Hostility is a tribal thing. Tribes are a good thing. Global waist of resources to quench tribal hostilities are also a waist of resources. Left upon to themselves, tribal hostility may last forever. Such thought must be redirected. It was redirected to a common enemy. The USA. That was the first part of the plan. A common enemy ratify s some of the tribal seance of survival. When the territory has a common enemy they jell into a unit or tribes. That unity is the first faze of regional harmony. It teaches the tribes that they have things in common. Tribes are proud. A gatherer of tribes is rare.

[@ruyaesu4449]

I agree with just about all of her narrative. She is a learned individual. Corruption starts at the top & flows down, like any criminal enterprise. Politics seems to be the most corrupt institution.

[@ruyaesu4449]

There are protection from police corruptions. It is called hidden video. I have it in my automobile. U should have it in ur public conveyance. It is either dash cam or secreted placed go pro type of cams. do not become combative when pulled over. 99% of the time, the cop is just doing his job. the 1% needs to be exposed.

[@kathymachen8342]

@@ruyaesu4449 Awesome analysis.

[@rickeshpatel4025]

It is a superficial or incomplete analysis not able to see the depths of what conflict is. Tribalism is what leads to wars. It cannot be separated. It is inevitable as history repeats. The people waging wars are often ones with the so called “good intentions” Ignorance leads to unconscious activity.

[@xiomzeezeee1111]

Talk about your country

[@JF-gy7tt]

She lived in Afghanistan. And corruption is worldwide.

[@donharrington8950]

I'm going to become a martyer

[@cherylbogue5761]

is anyone honest

[@ruyaesu4449]

Just me & you brother!

[@nostalgicuniverse9747]

Ru Yaesu I’m pretty sure that’s a sister

[@JF-gy7tt]

@@nostalgicuniverse9747 yes, a sister

[@milmex317th]

Corruption isn't just about taking money or bribery if a government Looks the other way or denied that sedition is no big deal. That's a failed state