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> What we've yet to see in history is a corporation that directly and openly challenges a state for sovereignty. I think you're correct, but the East India Com
by C7H8N4O2 8y ago
> What we've yet to see in history is a corporation that directly and openly challenges a state for sovereignty.
I think you're correct, but the East India Company came pretty close, didn't they?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_rule_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_rule_in_India
- AndrewKemendo 8y agoAs I mentioned in my statement, they certainly come the closest but still far from it, given that they were chartered by the King and then their charter revoked as soon as they grew too large with their land holdings (India) effectively confiscated. They also didn't challenge Indian state directly, but rather as vassels of the British Empire. What I'm talking about is for example if Amazon raised a Military, set up a border around Seattle, declared the Port their own and then told the US Govt "we're a sovereign nation" and forced the US into a treaty.
- darepublic 8y agoDon't think an army assembled in this manner could withstand the US military, at least not yet
- AndrewKemendo 8y agoUnquestionably not.