Corporatism = Tribalism? (Score 1)

Jon, I agree that corporations flood our senses with what to eat, what to wear, what stupid-ass gizmo we can't live without, what car to drive, what entertainment to watch. Corporations pollute in many ways.

Corporations also by their very nature are not held accoutable for their actions. Bill Gates is never going to get arrested for what he's done with Microsoft -- all that's going to happen is that he's going to have to split up the corporation and have to make marginally less money than before.

When people start to hold individuals inside of corporations and goverment accountable for their actions, then we'll be getting somewhere in breaking the iron triangle, as John McCain calls it.

But when we don't even hold the president accountable for his infidelities in the White House, how can we expect people to hold individuals accountable for their actions hidden by the corporate banner?

Corporatism is really just another form of tribalism. My tribe has a neat logo! My tribe gives me a job! My tribe feeds me! My tribe gives me self-worth! Corporations foster this tribalism through an all-out assault on the senses -- TVs, print, advertising -- and the Internet.

I don't think making a 'tribe of individuals' is the answer. Making a tribe of individuals just makes you into a marketing segment that corporations need to 'reach'. But individuals exposing the hypocrisy of corporations -- that's where the answer lies I think.

Hyping our own individuality is not the answer. Highlighting the fact that "corporations" are really the actions of individuals is a better solution.

- Chuck the Bond King