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This article was an interesting read, but I think it got the basics incorrect. Financial elites and corporations increasingly control governments in clever and
by mark_l_watson 7y ago
This article was an interesting read, but I think it got the basics incorrect. Financial elites and corporations increasingly control governments in clever and effective ways: Few corporations control almost all news media, fragment population using news media to make (to use the USA as an example) Democrat’s fear and distrust republicans and vice versa, turn over public assets to corporations at bargain basement prices, etc.
A bit off topic but: even though I am not a particularly strong Go and Chess player, I really appreciate reading through good games. Looking at the way elites have slowly taken over power since the end of the civil war (again using the USA as an example), with a slow and well played game, I must say “well played Sirs and Madames, well played.”
- mtm7 7y agoThis is interesting. Can you suggest any books or articles about the power climb?
- mark_l_watson 7y agoToo many. As a liberal I still find conservatives Kevin D. Williams (The Smallest Minority, Independant Thinking in the Era of the Mob) and James Rikards (Currency Wars, Aftermath, etc.) to be interesting and useful. Then there is Thomas Piketty (Capital in the 21st Century), Douglas Rushkoff (Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus). Anyway, these few were enjoyably, but a warning: I have loaned books by the first two conservative authors to liberal friends and they didn’t like them, too far outside the bubble they like to live in. I like reading authors that have differing world views from myself. EDIT: The Devil’s Chessboard is also a good read, but parts of it were disturbing to me.
- mtm7 7y agoThanks — I'll give these a try! Each year, I try to read a handful of books that expand my world views, so these sound great. :)