Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SilentZ who wrote (573530)	6/24/2010 8:00:54 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1579681

I'd really like to see corporations stripped of the right to lobby congress. They don't have the right to vote, so, why do they get to lobby? You're right though. The wealthy and corporations own all the media, controling the message. I see no way to fix our mess other than collapse and starting over. Which may even occur in my lifetime!

To: SilentZ who wrote (573530)	6/25/2010 12:11:33 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1579681

Z, > Individuals cannot fight the growing control of corporations and the superwealthy... not by themselves. Do you really think they can? If so, how? What are corporations, other than an organization of individuals working toward the profitability of their shareholders? Individuals fight them by joining organizations, political action groups, unions, voting, publicizing, writing to their newspapers, web sites, all that stuff. In a free society such as ours, we are only enslaved as much as we allow ourselves to be. Tenchusatsu P.S. - Thanks for the references.