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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 82 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Corporations are people… except when it comes to accountability.

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How do we know corporations aren't real people?

Because the cops have never shot one.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They do smash up and burn down a hell of a lot of black-owned businesses though.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Heh. "A lot" you say. Please, allow me to introduce you to the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.

ACAB.

[–] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Only count as 3/5ths of a corporation

[–] Zink@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Unless you are 5/3 bank, as it turns out. Lol

https://www.53.com/

[–] Lexam@lemmy.ca 52 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh Winona, to understand that silly, you will need an MBA, be certified in Six Sigma, and be at least lawful evil.

[–] viking 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Check, check, and check.

Still draw the line at access to basic resources.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] viking 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I know who she is, my checkmarks were meant to say that I have an MBA, Six Sigma certification, and as a C-level executive of a manufacturing company, I probably posses what people will call "lawful evil" or "corporate greed", since revenue maximization comes with the job title. There's still a line I don't want to cross.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 4 points 2 years ago

? I have looked her up and shared the link here for others.

[–] kingshrubb@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

Because capitalism

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean if you want to get technical, it would be ownership, law, and the courts.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

All created, enforced, and chaired by colonizers. Hunh. That's weird.