Another "I Just watched "The Corporation"" thread, and...

[HCE SuiGeneris]

there are some amazing viewpoints very well presented. While I find the film to wander at times, it is 2+ hours of time that everyone should invest in. Strongly recommended! 8.5 out of 10 on the BD12 scale. :evilgrin:

Watching the second CD of interviews now.

[yurbud]

1. THE CORPORATION + bullets = Iraq War

[HCE SuiGeneris]

2. Shameless kick b/c it should be watched. Sending on to family members.

[OneBlueSky]

3. when you examine the evidence, corporations are the undergirding force . . .

behind most of the critical issues facing us today -- war, environmental devastation, loss of jobs, human rights, etc. . . and nothing will really change until we change corporations and what we allow them to do . . .

corporations are legal "persons" that have immensely more power, money and influence than flesh and blood humans, both individually and collectively . . . they must be strictly regulated and limited in what they are allowed to do (e.g. buying other corporations or exceeding what should be narrowly drawn charters) . . . and they must pay for their "environmental footprints," i.e. their impact on the earth, water, and air . . .

the goal should be a zero environmental footprint by a date certain (sooner, not later), and any continuing environmental impact a corporation exhibits after that date must be heavily taxed . . . and their status as legal persons must be revoked . . . "We, the People" must re-assert citizen control and authority over these entities -- which were created to serve humankind, not dominate us . . .

Reclaiming Democracy: Restoring Citizen Authority Over Corporations
http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org

I have nothing to do with this website; I just support their work . . .

[pretzel4gore]

4. square wheels....cannot understand them!

I mean, it's been hundreds of years-people knew from getgo the 'corporation' was just devise to protect thieves, yet here they are in 2006 (oh yeah, junyer bush is now prezident!)