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re: MegaMercantilism

TB — 3/5/2009 2:11:06 AM (archived)

The only place I've ever seen nations ruled by megacorporations is in science fiction books and movies. On the other hand, the past century has seen plenty of nations ruled by totalitarian governments, and the results of such rule.

Given the actual track record, I'm a bit more concerned about the latter.

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Controversial subject: Part 2. - Jacob - 3/3/2009 5:40:24 PM
- Sounds rather paranoid to me. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/5/2009 12:58:13 AM
  - obscenity deleted (n/t) - modpod - 3/6/2009 6:59:49 PM
  - It has something to do with the Freemasons and the pyramid on the dollar bill. (n/t) - ER - 3/5/2009 2:22:19 PM
    - Knights Templar - Brotherhood of the Priory of Sion... (n/t) - Laurie Street - 3/5/2009 10:29:42 PM
- The NWO... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/4/2009 5:42:15 AM
  - "that prophecy came true within three years of Bush pronouncing it." - Lindy - 3/4/2009 3:42:52 PM
    - You read it!... It's in your memory....I've done my job. - Jacob - 3/4/2009 6:36:39 PM
      - I'm having a hard time figuring out what you're warning me about?. - Lindy - 3/4/2009 7:12:40 PM
- Re: Controversial Subject: Part 2 - ER - 3/3/2009 9:27:26 PM
- Nature abhors a vacuum - Robert - 3/3/2009 7:12:46 PM
  - re: Nature abhors a vacuum - gbaikie - 3/4/2009 12:46:57 PM
    - re: Nature abhors a vacuum - Robert - 3/5/2009 12:01:13 AM
      - re: Nature abhors a vacuum - gbaikie - 3/5/2009 8:30:41 AM
      - I agree. - ER - 3/5/2009 12:53:07 AM
  - I would think a one world government would require a centrally planned economy. - RobVG - 3/4/2009 1:18:41 AM
    - re: I would think a one world government would require a centrally planned economy. - David F Mayer - 3/5/2009 1:00:35 AM
      - The Romans ruled their "known" world as did the Chinese. - ER - 3/5/2009 3:20:49 AM
    - It doesn't follow logically - Robert - 3/4/2009 11:30:20 PM
    - Not necessarily. - ER - 3/4/2009 2:28:48 AM
    - More like the European Union, I'd guess. - Bowser - 3/4/2009 2:14:52 AM
      - The US Civil War was a dress rehearsal. - ER - 3/4/2009 2:32:30 PM
        
        "may or may not be desirable" - TB - 3/4/2009 4:18:34 PM
        
        MegaMercantilism - ER - 3/4/2009 7:55:32 PM
        
        re: MegaMercantilism - TB - 3/5/2009 2:11:06 AM
        
        "Imagine there's no country, it isn't hard to do..." - ER - 3/5/2009 4:01:54 AM
        
        One tribe, one valley, one plain, one state, one nation, one continent, one Earth. - Bowser - 3/4/2009 8:07:01 PM
        
        Actually, the solution's simple - azstrummer - 3/4/2009 11:53:05 PM
        
        re: Actually, the solution's simple - Bowser - 3/5/2009 12:29:45 AM
        
        One Earth - Raoul - 3/4/2009 9:40:20 PM
        
        Precisely. That's what I meant. - Bowser - 3/4/2009 9:52:18 PM
        
        Coming from an ardent supporter of an attempt at dictatorship. - Bowser - 3/4/2009 5:11:22 PM
        
        Ruling elite - Lindy - 3/4/2009 3:41:44 PM
  - Right. We're seeing an example with China and the US. - Bowser - 3/3/2009 10:40:18 PM
    - Right - Robert - 3/4/2009 11:45:57 PM
      - So where did it all go? - Lindy - 3/5/2009 1:00:53 AM
    - You could be right Bowz......... - Lindy - 3/4/2009 2:45:05 AM

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