A corporation by definition is a "limited liability" company, a creation of the government. So of course, it will be in bed with it. That's why LLC and INC's are huge and sole proprietorships are not, cuz they have full liability. You ever get in trouble you pay out of pocket, but if a corporation gets in trouble those running it go scott-free.
The limited-liability status is also why so many people invest in corporations making them huge in the first place. Once you get rid of government from the freemarket, corporations cease to exist. And when faced with full-liability, investors will be much cautious investing, preventing corps from becoming so huge and overarching.
In Antonio Negri's "Empire" or "Multitude", somewhere around there, he describes the US empire as "an empire with 3 capitals: a Political capital in Washington DC, a Financial capital in New York, and a Cultural capital in Hollywood"
The religion boogeyman is over 50 years old and never met up with any of the dire predictions made of it. Just accept that they turned you against religion so you wouldn't pay attention to politicians.
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16 gojo345 2013-07-22
Corporations = Legislative Branch "They have the gold, they make the rules"
Military = Executive Branch "They have the guns, they enforce the rules"
Hollywood = Judicial Branch "What Hollywood says becomes the law for most people"
13 jakenichols 2013-07-22
Corporate, Military,
HollywoodThe Media in general, this includes Hollywood, but its much more than that.6 muppetsrawesome 2013-07-22
I use a similar line a lot but it is essentially the same message:
Wall Street, Washington, and Hollywood.
-8 Antiochus88 2013-07-22
Manhattan too, better to say NYC, Washington, and Hollywood.
5 R4F1 2013-07-22
A corporation by definition is a "limited liability" company, a creation of the government. So of course, it will be in bed with it. That's why LLC and INC's are huge and sole proprietorships are not, cuz they have full liability. You ever get in trouble you pay out of pocket, but if a corporation gets in trouble those running it go scott-free.
The limited-liability status is also why so many people invest in corporations making them huge in the first place. Once you get rid of government from the freemarket, corporations cease to exist. And when faced with full-liability, investors will be much cautious investing, preventing corps from becoming so huge and overarching.
4 kurtgustavwilckens 2013-07-22
In Antonio Negri's "Empire" or "Multitude", somewhere around there, he describes the US empire as "an empire with 3 capitals: a Political capital in Washington DC, a Financial capital in New York, and a Cultural capital in Hollywood"
Your statement reminded me of that passage.
3 MalZoclypso 2013-07-22
Okay, Steven.
3 lexlightning 2013-07-22
Well said.
2 lukerparanoid 2013-07-22
The three true branches of Government are Corporate, Corporate and corporate. By the way, your post is useless, just like my comment.
1 xoday 2013-07-22
Corporate, Military, and Hollywood ... Who is G.E.
1 [deleted] 2013-07-22
Corporate
-2 Frogtarius 2013-07-22
Don't leave out religion
2 FuzzyLiftingDrink 2013-07-22
The religion boogeyman is over 50 years old and never met up with any of the dire predictions made of it. Just accept that they turned you against religion so you wouldn't pay attention to politicians.
1 gustoreddit51 2013-07-22
Religion and its followers are treated by politicians as a voting block to be either pandered to or ignored depending on their issue poll outcomes.
Republicans wrapped their arms around them because you can't win an election with "the 1%".