Saturday, August 30, 2003
From the back-cover of Adbusters, a little message for Nike ...JAM ON ...
As for those well-intentioned souls who believe that the Amazon's, eBay's and Nestle's even out the WorldCom's and Enron's; I have just two words: GROW UP. Enron, with a little help from its accountants, was just stupid enough to get caught. The foundation upon which corporations are built and the basis upon which they thrive, with a little help from the government and military forces, leaves little room for values and decency. Let's not be delusional ...
"In the councils of Government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."
[ Military-Industrial Complex Speech, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961 ]
By no means should this imply that there is no hope or that nothing can be done about the terrifying power that corporations exert. Empires will topple, provided we confront them.
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