I agree with the comment you were replying to. Throughout most of history, corporations were seen as institutions that took an active role in shaping society. T

I agree with the comment you were replying to. Throughout most of history, corporations were seen as institutions that took an active role in shaping society. This was particularly true in the gilded age. This idea that corporations are purely apolitical money making engines is relatively recent, something purely of the post ware era, and somewhat illusionary in truth.