tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113793911665236167.post9163602197891106397..comments2023-09-15T06:41:16.185-07:00Comments on Disestablishmentarianism: Do The CollapseIsaachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15711937017880450534noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2113793911665236167.post-26404266966680596552010-06-02T17:56:35.703-07:002010-06-02T17:56:35.703-07:00I would gladly say I agree with everything you wro...I would gladly say I agree with everything you wrote, and mostly I do. I would also say that I wholly agree that people don't become corrupted by money, and power, but I can't say I do. To be fair, you don't say that people get corrupted by money, but you did say that money will drive people to make rational decisions based on what's best for their business. Farmer's won't knowingly or willingly allow their product to harm their consumers, it's bad for business. Same goes for electric co-op, or so the reasoning seems to go.<br /><br />The problem I see with this logic is that humans, err, corporations are conscience-free. Their sole motivating and driving force is profit. Give them a year or two to make their "name" and earn a reputation, and lo and behold their actions start mimicking little more than profit drivers.<br /><br />Whether it's the corporations who dump pesticides on unsuspecting towns and people as a way to lower costs and increase profits (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster) or corporations who enjoy war profiteering while disposing of depleted uranium (http://www.rense.com/general69/deathstar.htm) or Big Pharma's attempts to drug our society into oblivion and create cradle-to-grave consumers (http://www.newswithviews.com/Cuddy/dennis21.htm) or the infamous "Love Canal" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal) or any other number of examples of corporations who have little concern for anything but profit.<br /><br />Your example of the dairy farmer, at the local level, seems worthy of consideration. But, do you really believe that the nameless, faceless corporation on the other side of the globe cares about anything other than money, power or greed?<br /><br />Do you really believe that corporations are capable of acting in the best interest of everyone when the ultimate goal is mere profit?<br /><br />I'm not saying that I want government regulation any more than the other guy, and do agree with the premise of the argument (in totality). Maybe, we should just start praying for the ultimate collapse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com