2012 wrote:tycho wrote:2012 wrote:1/3 of Kenyans believe WSR is the most corrupt politician according to an IPSOS Synovate research released today.
Could this mean that 'Kenyans' have a distorted view on corruption? Like, if say Rao is at 1%, UK 1%, and Muhoho 2%, how can we explain the corruption that has been in Kenya all this time?
Is it so bad if 33% of a sample believe that x is the most corrupt person? What is the target rate for performing badly?
It all depends on how the question was frame. Eg. If you give me a list and ask me to indicate from the most corrupt to the least, the least corrupt will still be indicated as corrupt even if he's as white as snow. But it's hard to disagree with this opinion. My rating would have been close to this if I was polled.
It appears that our opinions are commonly shaped by mass/social media, and though we may agree on something courtesy of this, we may be wrong, in fact.
I think then the risk is that we might not only abet corruption, but we may be manipulated into ideas, beliefs and opinions that work against both personal and collective interest.
Maybe I could say that Ruto is the person with the highest attribution of corruption. He may not necessarily be the most corrupt.
Polls are probably rituals that serve the purpose of legitimizing opinions and positions for certain ends.