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One of those may grant voting and/or other rights to some or all of its members.



> One of those may grant voting and/or other rights to some or all of its members.

That's an implementation issue.

In its purest form a government is set up by the people, to serve the people.

In its purest form, a corporation is set up by one or some people, to make money, usually paying people to be a part of it, and there ends the loyalty.

A government needs to be perverted to stop serving (all) its people. A corporation needs to be perverted to start serving its members, as the goal is simply profits and survival until further profits.

This isn't a moral distinction, it's the function of those concepts.

Without any restraints, one beast will always end up the strongest, and rule all other beasts. The only other possibility is for smaller creatures to cooperate to overcome it/keep it in check. This is what a society is.




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