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Originally Posted by Ferd
"corporate power is at its worst"
that is an interesting commnet. I suspect a coal minor living in a company town being paid in company script, living in company housing circa 1880 would beg to differ.
I suppose an Irish immagrent working in a sweatshop along with all of their underaged children being told to have more children to work in the sweatshop, being chained to the machines so they wouldnt walk off the job, circa 1900 would beg to differ.
I would like to see a comparison of Standard Oil before Teddy Roosevelt broke it up and Exxon. Exxon would be a poor relation. Shoot Standard Oil still hase 2 senators alive and kicking to this day.
We should consider the historic reality before making such comments.
There is room to improve things. there are areas where some corporations over step. those things should be dealt with. that does not however mean that we live in some dangerous liberty threatend period where corporations are trying to take over. That is a liberal myth created to scare people into accepting progressive politics.
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Friend... it's the desire to control human beings and endenture them in their own homes that led to the atrocities you speak of. Sure, the specific offense of trying to control a free man who chooses to smoke is not as serious as many of the atrocities you mentioned... but the very spirit behind the notion is just as evil. Such abuses of power need to be kicked in the teeth quickly and without remorse.
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