>For example, what if Exxon (403B cap) bought Lockheed Martin (64BN)? The USG can't do shit without either and together no government could take it on. A large

>For example, what if Exxon (403B cap) bought Lockheed Martin (64BN)? The USG can't do shit without either and together no government could take it on. A large percentage of Lockheed Martin employees hold high-level security clearances. This effectively cements their loyalty to USG and by extension the company's as well. My point was that, barring some sort of stereotypical dystopian scenario where large conglomerates literally are the state, governments will, at least in a foreign policy sense, continue to serve as a legitimate front for corporate interests, and a vessel through which corporate power is channeled.