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Originally Posted by Cimarron29414
So, just to be clear, you believe the state should control the behavior of corporations and those corporations should have no say-so in "who" the "state" is?
Hmmm, what's that word? Ah, there it is: tyranny.
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This is a false dichotomy. First, because corporations already have a number of ways to influence government that go beyond campaign donations. Courts, lobbyists, advertising, etc. etc. all mean that the idea that barring corporations from making campaign donations somehow takes away their power to influence the polity is false.
In fact, what is at stake is the fact that corporations are already far more powerful than any other organizations in society.
Corporations from the start had rights and powers that individuals don't have. To also grant them the rights of individuals is a travesty.