D. Long, <In America, diverse and otherwise hostile peoples are able to live together under shared institutions and enjoy equal access to opportunity while being able to practice their individual beliefs and customs without prejudice from government agencies, and have legal recourse to protect their interests from others, including THE STATE.> Unless you live in waco or Ruby Ridge or own a ranch in the Santa Monica mountains that the government wants to own. If you do, the STATE will gun you down.
Here's a little lesson in how the real world works. Where worker bees become warrior bees, as long as the profit is good.
The activities of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler prior to and during World War II...are instructive. At that time, these three firms dominated motor vehicle production in both the United States and Germany. Due to its mass production capabilities, automobile manufacturing is one of the most crucial industries with respect to national defense. As a result, these firms retained the economic and political power to affect the shape of governmental relations both within and between these nations in a manner which maximized corporate global profits. In short, they were private governments unaccountable to the citizens of any country yet possessing tremendous influence over the course of war and peace in the world. corpwatch.org |