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So basically corporations are directly making laws in South Korea now, which really seems to be the final goal of a process that's already happening in other co

by mtgx 10y ago

So basically corporations are directly making laws in South Korea now, which really seems to be the final goal of a process that's already happening in other countries, including the US. Perhaps we're really going to get those "corporate governments" we see in some dystopian sci-fi books and shows/movies.

saycheese 10y ago
Maybe, though it's also more commonly lazy governance mixed with inactive citizens in a democracy; South Korea is a democracy.
- wangchow 10y ago
  Well there's massive protests going on to oust their president. http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/massive-protests-against-south-koreas-pr?articleId=USRTSU04U http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/massive-protests-against...
  - saycheese 10y ago
    Protesting is a lazy expression of self interest, done in massive, etc. Taking the time to independently form and express a legally enforceable position takes substantial and ongoing effort. Generally speaking if you were to take a group of protesters and separate them and have them express the their concerns, related reasoning, their desired change, and expected outcomes... you would get non-sense.
    - wangchow 10y ago
      You would not get nonsense, you would get emotional charge. Emotions can easily overpower thought-process. Because of this, emotional charge is the de facto force of social change.
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hlandau 10y ago
Apparently Samsung is 24% of South Korea's GDP. That can't be healthy.
- Benjamin_Dobell 10y ago
  I guess that'd make LG responsible for around another 12%. Definitely doesn't seem healthy.
wav-part 10y ago
Oh please. Corporations are blameless here. Its in Govt nature to try to control every part of life and most of the time, succeed.
babyrainbow 10y ago
>Perhaps we're really going to get those "corporate governments" we see in some dystopian sci-fi books and shows/movies. Ever seen a movie called "The Network". It is quite old, 1976. You should see it. You should at least see this scene, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxiT30N6ti4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxiT30N6ti4

by mtgx 10y ago

saycheese 10y ago

Maybe, though it's also more commonly lazy governance mixed with inactive citizens in a democracy; South Korea is a democracy.

wangchow 10y ago
Well there's massive protests going on to oust their president. http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/massive-protests-against-south-koreas-pr?articleId=USRTSU04U http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/massive-protests-against...
- saycheese 10y ago
  Protesting is a lazy expression of self interest, done in massive, etc. Taking the time to independently form and express a legally enforceable position takes substantial and ongoing effort. Generally speaking if you were to take a group of protesters and separate them and have them express the their concerns, related reasoning, their desired change, and expected outcomes... you would get non-sense.
  - wangchow 10y ago
    You would not get nonsense, you would get emotional charge. Emotions can easily overpower thought-process. Because of this, emotional charge is the de facto force of social change.
- deleted 10y ago
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hlandau 10y ago

Apparently Samsung is 24% of South Korea's GDP. That can't be healthy.

Benjamin_Dobell 10y ago
I guess that'd make LG responsible for around another 12%. Definitely doesn't seem healthy.

wav-part 10y ago

Oh please. Corporations are blameless here. Its in Govt nature to try to control every part of life and most of the time, succeed.

babyrainbow 10y ago

>Perhaps we're really going to get those "corporate governments" we see in some dystopian sci-fi books and shows/movies. Ever seen a movie called "The Network". It is quite old, 1976. You should see it. You should at least see this scene, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxiT30N6ti4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxiT30N6ti4