Comment Re:Greek Myths (Score 2) 253
Fascism is the natural end state of capitalism; the concentration of power eventually means that the state and the corporation merge and things are done for the benefit of the corporation.
You can't have unregulated capitalism without it devolving into fascism. I think the UK and the US are already there - the essential dishonesty of our leaders, who publicly claim to want to do the best for us, then turn around and do the best for their corporate masters. The careful creation of a rhetoric of "them and us" to justify military action which just takes what they have and has us foot the bill (and much of it goes to private contractors). The brutal destruction of our public welfare systems to clear the way for much more profitable and expensive corporate systems.
Without regulation, how does this go down? Really, the only difference would be that you'd be cowed by the private armies of the corporations, rather than the force deployed by government on their behalf. Rich men act to protect what is theirs. They fear being bereft of it. The only way people lack fear is if they feel in control, and when your interests are so large, that needs a lot of control.