> I think you mix up freedom for people vs freedom for corporations. I > think one of the biggest mistakes of the radical right is the belief > that corporations should have the same rights as individuals. It leads to > individual rights getting trampled because the powers of corporations > are so much greater. > > Allowing Walmart to censor video content is one example. If Walmart is > allowed to do that, what is to stop them from telling newspapers what > stories they are allowed to cover and what their editorials should be? > E.g. "We don't want news about the /war/poor economy/greedy > corporations/ to upset our customers."
Tom seems to be confused on the notion of consenting adults freely engaging in commerce with one another. As Matthew already explained, quite clearly I thought, Wal-Mart is free to make any demand it wants regarding the products and services it sells. Providers of said products and services are free to agree or tell Wal-Mart to take stick it in a sunless repository. Customers are free to consume Wal-Mart's offerings or take a pass and buy elsewhere. Everybody wins. Wal-Mart is free to conduct business however they see fit and consumers are free to shop wherever they please, including Wal-Mart competitors. However, this sort of arrangement generally annoys the nanny types among us, who believe that they are the Poppins reincarnated and know better than everyone else. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
