For the sake of clarity, from now on, try to think of criminal corporations, conservative special interest groups, and guilty politicians like bratty little 8-year olds who don’t like to be told what to do. They come from irresponsible parents who’ve refused to discipline them, they demand getting everything they want, and they never say “thank you” or “I’m sorry” for anything. They are out of touch with the real world… Real world responsibilities and consequences. When something goes wrong for these kids, they refuse to accept alternative solutions and simply scream until someone fixes the problem for them.
These same kids grow up and crave power… They grow up to join a party that caters to people just like them. They are the wealthy elite. They are Neocon Republicans – Too rich to care, too big to fail.
And they love special interest groups. Special interest groups like big energy, oil, pharma, communications and industrial lobbyists and corporations who are seeking giant government contracts. These lobbyists donate huge bundles of cash to political groups and individuals in order to pursuade them to vote in congress their way. These government contracts end up doling out huge wads of cash to companies that don’t follow any kind of regulations or laws, won’t get audited for waste or fraud, and won’t provide jobs in the U.S. (because all their jobs have been exported to third world countries).
These government contracts make it extremely hard for U.S. small and mid-sized companies to compete with. They are receiving a giant handout from the government (can you say “Corporate Welfare”?), and the only people really profit from them are the CEO’s, who have no interest in the needs of U.S. employees. The last thing they want to preached to about is about providing necessary healthcare, following safe and fair labor laws, or about protecting the environment by not dumping toxic pollutants into the public air space or water.
Corporations want the rules to fit their ways of amassing the largest amount of profits imaginable. That means they don’t want to be told how much they have to pay you (min wage laws), how well they must treat their employees (safe work areas, reasonable hours, and respectful treatment), or how to respect the environment their factory is located in (dumping, pollution, unsafe storage of contaminants, etc).
Corporations have historically acted like they have the right to do whatever they want, break whatever laws they want, ignore public anger, and be treated like royalty because of their massive wealth and powerful influence. They use their branding and commercial contracts in every avenue imaginable – from sports to open spaces.
If you are a simple Joe Schmoe who wants to compete with them, you will be met with open hostility by every from lawmakers to the media, treated with doubt and suspicion, instead of like a hero who is trying invoke fairness, innovation, competition and higher quality standards.
We have been trained to treat each other with suspicion, and to treat corporations with unbiased trust, high regard, and a blind eye toward their past corruption scandals and disregard for health and safety.
The only solutions I can think of are:
- Boycotts
- Marches, Protests, Public Signage, Bumper Stickers, Blog Posts, etc
And most importantly:
- Ignore all political ads that target anti-corporate lefty politicians. Political Ads aren’t required by law to be truthful. They are allowed to basically say whatever is necessary to sway your opinion one way or another. Anc corporations now have the legal right to lie and say whatever they want – and they will definitely go after any politician who tries to go after their candidate or party.
Basically, this means you need re-evaluate the way you look at the media. Don’t passively absorb what is being said in the media.
Try to remember that you are being told the absolute bare minimum of what needs to be said.
Once again, just think of it like an 8-year old who broke an expensive vase. You won’t be told how it happened, when, or whatever. You will only be told for the sake of being told. You won’t be provided any answers to any questions – and if you demand answers, you won’t be able to avoid the screaming, crying, name calling and excessive fault-finding by the guilty who want to avoid punishment.
