Have you read Post Capitalist Society, by Peter Drucker? We are corporations, because we own them, bit by bit, through funds and pensions.
Corporations do not have the responsibilities of individuals, but the individuals who make up the staff and shareholders of corporations do. Pension plans and investment funds own the majority of wealth in U.S. corporations. And who are they accountable to? Individuals. That doesn't mean those individuals can command the corporations to do as they see fit, but there is some accountability. CEOs and boards still have too much power, in the opinions of some people, but on the really big, important issues, individuals can make a difference. Individual people shamed US corporations into divesting from South Africa, helping to lead to the collapse of apartheid. That was effective use of individual power against corporate power for social good. No, it doesn't generally work out that way, and yes, corporations will still win most of the battles they fight. Is your main issue the balance of power between corporations and the public? Or is it the amoral nature of the corporate entity? I can't tell, exactly. I hear what you are saying, I just don't think you can separate the corporate entities from the people that run them and own them. On 2/25/07, Dana wrote: > > i'm behind at work and on 2 side products and i know how deaf you can > be. And I'm pecking all this out on a tablet. I plain don't have time > to play, except that the smug tone of the early part of this thread > got to me. > > but ok. Did you ever see the movie A Civil Affair? > > http://imdb.com/title/tt0120633/ > > -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:228916 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
