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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 08:38 PM
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Are corporations the "new government?"
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obxhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 08:41 PM
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1. No....
They have been controlling things for a long time.
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alittlelark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 08:41 PM
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2. They certainly seem to think so.
Corporations are today what royalty was 500 years ago.... or so they think.
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 08:42 PM
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3. per the original "Rollerball," yes.
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The2ndWheel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 08:43 PM
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4. Nah
They just own everything.
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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 08:47 PM
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5. The Corporations + Israel and maybe some Suadis thrown in for
the BFEE.
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Jara sang Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 08:49 PM
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6. Government is a tool of corporations.
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Johnny Noshoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 08:53 PM
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7. "You have meddled
with the primal forces of nature and you will atone" Ned Beatty in Network.
Feudalism was so much fun they want to bring it back for a return engagment.
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nosmokes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-05 08:57 PM
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8. just the constituency that's catered to
and fawned over by both major parties.
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