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The concept of 'corporate personhood' is the single most damaging and unjust legal construct of the century. Less than a couple of centuries ago, our ancestors
by cryptica 6y ago
The concept of 'corporate personhood' is the single most damaging and unjust legal construct of the century.
Less than a couple of centuries ago, our ancestors understood that corporations were an unnatural idea which did not fit neatly within the framework of capitalism; so this status was reserved for large scale government projects and had very specific constraints and mandates imposed upon them.
It wasn't until much later that corporations became the go-to strategy for any business.
It takes 5 minutes to realize that corporations don't make sense as a concept; the main benefit of a corporate structure over private business structures is limited liability...
Why in the world would we need to shield people from being held liable for decisions that they made??? This is absurd.
The concept of a corporation is nothing but a way to deflect blame away from real individuals who actually exist and to redirect that blame towards a fictitious entity which is impervious to any kind of meaningful worldly punishment.
- klyrs 6y agoThe coastal inferno, the Gulf hurricanes, widespread protests and riots: are these actions of the invisible hand? This year's election is a choice between the status quo which brought us here, and a corrupt tyrant who will consolidate the profits to an even smaller class of elites. So, let's focus on Gates: the kindest, gentlest, robber baron. This century's Carnegie. He's plainspoken on the issue, really. If he were a politician, he'd be restricted by laws and diplomacy and dealmaking. As a rich bastard, he can traipse around and wield unilateral power wherever he decides to shower with pennies. Of course, Bezos, Zuck et al have the same power. But they don't even bother to pretend that they give a shit about non-billionaires.
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corporation_(2003_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corporation_(2003_film) ?