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> I am very scared of the future (which is already here) of mega corps

Mega corps, to me are just continuations of previous entities like the Dutch and Anglo East India Companies which in their heyday exhibited much of the same activities (trying to control journalists, controlling politicians/legislators, moving perpetrators of crimes around in their organizations). Yes, I've been watching Taboo, a very interesting TV series about the Anglo East India Company. Then before them, were the large religious organizations. Some even to this day, still exhibit this pattern of investigating victims to find dirt or investigating journalists for the same reason. Example from last week, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3462087/Catholic-Chu...



I wouldn't take Taboo as a historic account of what the east india company did. It's entertainment and not meant to be factually correct.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/10743407/B...


I agree, I didn't intend to imply that it was in anyway historically accurate. However, it does communicate some of how the EIC operated at that time.


I have to agree. This is business as usual. It is also our common business to act as a check on this kind of behaviour.




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