The banana republics were done for the banana company The oil wars were done for the oil companies There isn't this mysterious firewall between government and

The banana republics were done for the banana company The oil wars were done for the oil companies There isn't this mysterious firewall between government and business. They're different departments of the same thing. Nor is there any mutual exclusivity. The absolute dictatorship of Pinochets Chile is also where the most radical forms of Milton Friedman's free market capitalism was tried. They're two interacting institutions of power that can exist in many forms. Free business doesn't guarantee free societies. There is no silver bullet