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I know javajosh would agree, but seriously, is no one else extremely disturbed by the clear implications of this 'plot'? So basically, a group of corporations

I know javajosh would agree, but seriously, is no one else extremely disturbed by the clear implications of this 'plot'? So basically, a group of corporations can't get people to behave the way they want them to. So their idea is to literally influence the educational curriculum in the hopes that future generations will behave exactly the way they want them to. This is probably just the tip of the iceberg on our already extremely broken education system. This is what we publicly know. For example, I wouldn't be surprised if oil companies are inserting into geology class that global warming is a hoax. In much the same way we have separation of church and state, perhaps we should consider having a separation of corporation and state. The government's interest should solely rest with the electorate. Although we legally consider corporations people, they most certainly cannot vote and therefore they should have no influence whatsoever on government. I know I am speaking from an idealist point of view, but the government's interests should never be aligned with corporations at the expense of the voting electorate. Which is exactly the problem with what the copyright cartel is doing.

WalterBright 13y ago
> I am speaking from an idealist point of view, The government point of view of schools is hardly ideal. There are plenty of examples of those in power in government using the schools to push their own agenda. Not only that, even the notion of a common curriculum can be injustice. One good for one group of people can be injustice for another. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_assimilation_of_Native_Americans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_assimilation_of_Native...
3825 13y ago
How would we enforce a separation of corporation and the state? From what I know, the separation of the Church and the state is to stop the government from interfering with matters of the Church. We don't even have a mechanism to restrict the Church from interfering with the state besides taking away a privilege of tax-exempt status. I am not restriction is a bad idea. I am just not sure how it is achievable.
- jcromartie 13y ago
  "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" This is a protection from an official state religion. Lobbying for near-monopoly positions, favored status, and regulatory capture might be a sort of "establishment" of special corporate status over the people.

WalterBright 13y ago

> I am speaking from an idealist point of view, The government point of view of schools is hardly ideal. There are plenty of examples of those in power in government using the schools to push their own agenda. Not only that, even the notion of a common curriculum can be injustice. One good for one group of people can be injustice for another. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_assimilation_of_Native_Americans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_assimilation_of_Native...

3825 13y ago

How would we enforce a separation of corporation and the state? From what I know, the separation of the Church and the state is to stop the government from interfering with matters of the Church. We don't even have a mechanism to restrict the Church from interfering with the state besides taking away a privilege of tax-exempt status. I am not restriction is a bad idea. I am just not sure how it is achievable.

jcromartie 13y ago
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" This is a protection from an official state religion. Lobbying for near-monopoly positions, favored status, and regulatory capture might be a sort of "establishment" of special corporate status over the people.