Are countries really just corporations?

Bo Perham: Under the auspices of the Capitalist profit system's multinational countenance, yes, countries are transformed into mere shop-fronts for corporate expression. The high streets of every nation becomes an identical mix of profitable outlets, each spewing recognizable 'plastic' commodities manufactured from specialist sources abroad. And in the second and third world which services the first, new cultures are formed from the industrialisation which occurs (at the behest of their ruling class) to furnish this frantic consumerism. In a myriad of different ways inhabitants there are adversely affected by their new roles as either the workshops, holiday resorts or whorehouses of parasitical first world demands....Show more

Luke Creitz: no... A nation is comprised by the individuals who live in its borders, It can only become a nation if its supported by those individuals. A nation is a group of people driven by several common causes and beliefs.I think you'r! e trying to make a simple issue quite complicated to suit your agenda... You're talking about the governments which are corrupt......Show more

Neely Youngblut: Nations are competing corporations. A one world government is a merger that is nearly impossible to have all needs met of those involved - tis why private banks saw a need to be the ranking power in "countries". Just like payrolls for businesses, banks saw that countries could borrow money too. A corporation in a "country" is a subsidiary. Some are too big to let fail by the parent, some are not (see: 2008/09 in the U.S.Albert, that is the definition of a Nation, but you could apply the same concepts to those that work at a corporation and are dependent on that job for lively hood, thus supportive and united against all other corporations that share their market....Show more

Susan Rambo: I hope for the day we can start calling ourselves global citizens rather then national citizens.

Edmund Rappley: ! And Republicans support that over a Government that is " For t! he people and by the people" .