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Thankfully dictators of a company are less likely to use violence to coerce me to buy their products/services. Governments on the other hand have a monopoly on
by andreilys 7y ago
Thankfully dictators of a company are less likely to use violence to coerce me to buy their products/services.
Governments on the other hand have a monopoly on violence, so I am more wary of handing them power over the choices I can make in my life.
- Ericson2314 7y agoNo, Corporations absolutely do do violance to their employees. Contrariwise, dictators seldom use violence outside their borders unless they are powerful enough. In both cases, borders matter.
- WBrad 7y agoThey are less likely but that does not mean it hasn't happened. The first air strike on united states ground was the national guard striking miners at the behest of the company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain#Battle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain#Battl... If you're in another country working for a U.S. corp you're in much worse shape. Coca-Cola can murder you for forming a union in another country and get away with it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaltrainal_v._Coca-Cola_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaltrainal_v._Coca-Cola_Co.