Hi Platt, > > [Mary Replies] > > Democracy protects individual liberty, but what protects Democracy > from > > itself? Without protection, Democracy rapidly devolves into a state > > controlled by those with the most money to influence it. This is > > effectively equivalent to a "corporate dictatorship". How different > is > > that > > from a "communist dictatorship"? > > > > Hi Mary, > > Surely you see the difference between the power of corporations to > influence > a government and the power of a government to murder those who oppose > it. > [Mary Replies] Are you talking about the US here? Are you in fear for your safety from the US Government? Really?
> > Hardly anyone can build a huge corporation without providing products > or > services people want by voting in the marketplace. A corporation's > "wealth" > is usually held by stockholders who risk their savings in the hopes of > individual gain. > [Mary Replies] The stock market is a gambling house. I think it could use some 'adult supervision'. It is unlikely to get it, though, since the players have paid off Washington and run many of the 'regulatory' agencies. > > Corporations are far from being as "bad" as governments since they > do not have the legal power to attain their ends by force. [Mary Replies] Many governments seem to do pretty much what their corporate benefactors ask them to do. > The "Giant" has as many tentacles as there special interest groups,. > each seeking government favors. The fundamental power of the Giant is > drawn from the power of government to coerce behavior at the point of a > gun. > [Mary Replies] The most influential special interest groups are funded by corporations. We have separation of church and state. Why not separation of corporations and state? Best, Mary > > > > > > Best, > Platt Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
