I have advocated for months in these formats to focus critical attention on corporations, but the no-response, blithe ignoring has been almost 100%. I'm led to believe that a majority of people cannot simply fathom the dire reality of how inimical these massive foes have become. By extention, it mirrors the subconscious mommy/daddy
I have advocated for months in these formats to focus critical attention on corporations, but the no-response, blithe ignoring has been almost 100%. I'm led to believe that a majority of people cannot simply fathom the dire reality of how inimical these massive foes have become. By extention, it mirrors the subconscious mommy/daddy
emotional regard we have for our local gro cery store--our provider, our protector, our survival savior. It is shameful to even entertain the idea to criticize them. We blame the billionaires for the steel in the stances of buoying up MAGA, but ignore the corporate powers who collectively are the true supporting skeleton of this oligarchic control over our lives. A most comprehensive summary of this cancer I found in this simple statement--'capitalism has been replaced by corporatism.' The assassination of the monster CEO of United Health Care Corporation, whose reign was high-lighted by tightening the coverage for infirm clients which resulted in the increased suffering and death of hundreds of thousands while filling their bags with massive cash for the corporation, was met with mute observation. This business construct, which was clearly oligarchic in nature, is celebrated as a model of gainful maneuvering in the overall corporate world. Moraless and predatory, it is simply Good Business. Many posters still hunker in their denial bunkers. Instead of recognizing that the assignation of such a reprehensible creature might light a bonfire of constructive reaction of the public long wronged by such vermin, many instead revert in reaction to the assignation by wallowing in the sanctimonious safe-harbor
emotional relief of "killing is, no matter the circumstances, just wrong." It is painfully reminiscent of the German population when Hitler became Dracula, simply not looking at reality, looking the other way, choosing the least disturbing reaction to the extant hell.
...Yes. Thom has written a lot about the history of corporations.
Another layer of business that also is prominent in the erosion of democracy is the "petty bourgeois". ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petite_bourgeoisie ). These are the often praised "small business entrepreneurs". But many of these "pillars of their communities" are ultra conservative because they attribute their success almost entirely to their own virtue, and look down on most others as deserving crummy lives for not being as hard working as them.
"it ... grows within the ranks of those who may be part of the working class, but view themselves as entrepreneurs, professionals, or intellectuals. It gains traction with some among sections of the working class with higher incomes, managerial roles, or that may work in isolated environments which separate them from other workers. ... The influence of male chauvinism and white supremacy especially encourages white and male workers to adopt a petty bourgeois outlook."
I have advocated for months in these formats to focus critical attention on corporations, but the no-response, blithe ignoring has been almost 100%. I'm led to believe that a majority of people cannot simply fathom the dire reality of how inimical these massive foes have become. By extention, it mirrors the subconscious mommy/daddy
emotional regard we have for our local gro cery store--our provider, our protector, our survival savior. It is shameful to even entertain the idea to criticize them. We blame the billionaires for the steel in the stances of buoying up MAGA, but ignore the corporate powers who collectively are the true supporting skeleton of this oligarchic control over our lives. A most comprehensive summary of this cancer I found in this simple statement--'capitalism has been replaced by corporatism.' The assassination of the monster CEO of United Health Care Corporation, whose reign was high-lighted by tightening the coverage for infirm clients which resulted in the increased suffering and death of hundreds of thousands while filling their bags with massive cash for the corporation, was met with mute observation. This business construct, which was clearly oligarchic in nature, is celebrated as a model of gainful maneuvering in the overall corporate world. Moraless and predatory, it is simply Good Business. Many posters still hunker in their denial bunkers. Instead of recognizing that the assignation of such a reprehensible creature might light a bonfire of constructive reaction of the public long wronged by such vermin, many instead revert in reaction to the assignation by wallowing in the sanctimonious safe-harbor
emotional relief of "killing is, no matter the circumstances, just wrong." It is painfully reminiscent of the German population when Hitler became Dracula, simply not looking at reality, looking the other way, choosing the least disturbing reaction to the extant hell.
...Yes. Thom has written a lot about the history of corporations.
Another layer of business that also is prominent in the erosion of democracy is the "petty bourgeois". ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petite_bourgeoisie ). These are the often praised "small business entrepreneurs". But many of these "pillars of their communities" are ultra conservative because they attribute their success almost entirely to their own virtue, and look down on most others as deserving crummy lives for not being as hard working as them.
A good critique of the petty bourgeois is here: https://cpusa.org/article/petty-bourgeois-radicalism-vs-working-class-politics/ .
Here is a quote:
"it ... grows within the ranks of those who may be part of the working class, but view themselves as entrepreneurs, professionals, or intellectuals. It gains traction with some among sections of the working class with higher incomes, managerial roles, or that may work in isolated environments which separate them from other workers. ... The influence of male chauvinism and white supremacy especially encourages white and male workers to adopt a petty bourgeois outlook."