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Initech

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29. Where is Smedley Butler when you need him?

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2013, 02:09 PM

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An Enormous Corporate Colonization Project Is Underway -- And the US Economy Will Never Be the Same [View all] marmar May 2013 OP

K&R emsimon33 May 2013 #1

Du rec. Nt xchrom May 2013 #2

Did Orwell call it or what? nt bemildred May 2013 #3

Well nebenaube May 2013 #4

And that used to work... ljm2002 May 2013 #7

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #5

K&R. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #6

What a brilliant monologue. A prescient film, and as with 1984, one of many ciphers. Anansi1171 May 2013 #27

Institutional and insider ownership siligut May 2013 #31

Thanks for pointing to the Sister's of Mercy Anansi1171 May 2013 #40

Welcome to DU, Anansi1171! 7wo7rees May 2013 #32

I think that what you propose is largely a matter of finances. ALEC, to use your example, Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #39

Corporate control of the world is bad, Mr.Bill May 2013 #8

Are you looking forward to Soylant Green? xtraxritical May 2013 #14

I hear it tastes like a cross between pork and chicken...pretty good! yawnmaster May 2013 #34

Globalisation is one of the key drivers of Plutonomy. So says their own internal memo. Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #9

Trade SamKnause May 2013 #10

I agree GiveMeFreedom May 2013 #11

+1 leftstreet May 2013 #12

K&R DeSwiss May 2013 #13

I am reminded of John Brunner's novel, The Sheep Look Up classof56 May 2013 #16

Isn't "Earth" a film that should be made? Anansi1171 May 2013 #28

I agree with you. However... classof56 May 2013 #33

it`s been under way since 1975-6 madrchsod May 2013 #15

"Shut up and eat your corporate GMO foodlike rations, you smelly proles." - TotaliCorp, Inc. (R) Berlum May 2013 #17

We've definitely reached that stage. marmar May 2013 #21

Sadly only the rich can stop themselves from excessive greed Rex May 2013 #18

Speechless and hopeless. Boomerproud May 2013 #19

Word pscot May 2013 #20

Marx and Lenin....... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #22

The old Fire Sign Theater! Lifelong Protester May 2013 #23

Indeed, The Firesign Theater Guys Had A Clear Vision Of Where We Were Headed colsohlibgal May 2013 #25

K & R !!! WillyT May 2013 #24

K&R Tippy May 2013 #26

Where is Smedley Butler when you need him? Initech May 2013 #29

yep... KoKo May 2013 #35

K$R Teamster Jeff May 2013 #30

China: "the US aims to lower the advantages of developing countries by labor/environmental standards pampango May 2013 #36

One little problem MFrohike May 2013 #42

The coup is complete. Our government is bought. mick063 May 2013 #37

Obama should PROTECT us from this travesty - instead he champions it. forestpath May 2013 #38

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