The bad apples excuse
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="apples">apples</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="apples">apples</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="did">did</span>...</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="apples">apples</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fraudulent">fraudulent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="few">few</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="apples">apples</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="punished">punished</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="upshot">upshot</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="apples">apples</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proverb">proverb</span> “<span word="One">One</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="spoils">spoils</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>”. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rot">rot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="suit">suit</span>.</p><p><span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="One">One</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="stinks">stinks</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="basket">basket</span>”. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="apples">apples</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>, <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="influences">influences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="detainee">detainee</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="apples">apples</span>”, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p><span word="Hotel">Hotel</span> <span word="receptionist">receptionist</span> <span word="Baha">Baha</span> <span word="Mousa">Mousa</span>, 26, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="custody">custody</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Basra">Basra</span>, <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> 2003 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="subjected">subjected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="humiliating">humiliating</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span>.</p>
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