Forum Post: Big business in America is highly class conscious and it's always waging a bitter class war.
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 21, 2011, 3:51 a.m. EST by abmebratu
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from Washington, DC
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Contrary to what is claimed by the corporate media, in reality America happens to be a highly class conscious society. Perhaps the 99% is not class conscious, for obvious reasons of corporate propaganda, which is directly projected to make the 99% not think about class. However, the other 1% in this country is highly class conscious. In facts American corporations are always waging a bitter class war through lobby sponsored legislation, media, universities, and popular culture. Nevertheless when the general population begins to grapple with class issues suddenly that's considered divisive and "un-American" ..........What's the catch here?????
You are correct. One thing I really don't get is at some point in the recent past (don't remember right off where I read it) corporations changed their viewpoint toward the "consumer." Instead of us being merely consumers, we are now viewed as "the enemy." Yes, my friends, we are the enemy. They are waging war against the consumer. WTF? How, and when, did society get so twisted?
This is the beginning of the rise of fascism. Unless we get our democracy back and make the important decisions concerning our lives we are doomed.
Indeed. Let us hope it's not too late (it may be).
I hope so. If we don't hurry we might become a modern Fascist state.
The consumer is now the enemy of business......now that's an intelligent remark. Not.
I know. I was pretty floored myself. When any sense of logic has left business and politics, it's time for some serious housecleaning.
That's way too paranoid. Most corporations just want to make money for their stockholders. There is not a "grand conspiracy" by corporations to deceive or manipulate "society". I don't know of any CEO that wakes up in the morning, and thinks of anything but how to keep his ass in his "over paid" job. If he is planning to "deceive" anyone.....it is probably his stockholders or his wife.
I know CEOs and big business in general are thinking of the quick buck, but in this process they are jeopardizing the lives of millions of people in this country and billions more around the world.....Now, as smart as these guys are it would be difficult for me to believe they are unconscious of this fact....That's why I say the immediate goal might be for short term profit making, but you have to admit these guys with their ivy league education are contious of what they are doing to the middle class and poor people in this country and around the world. They might like to ignore this fact but they all know it. Besides there is a reason why some of them are involved in charity. Perhaps their guilty conscious is killing them. of course the problem with this is for every charity dollar given in charity the corporate greed system takes out 10 if not more....So we find ourselves back to the place we started if not further behind that.
I will give you this. Most CEOs give to charity not due to their conscience, but due to the corporate image. I know this first-hand. I am the CEO a "substantial" business. Every time I give a donation to charity my damn marketing firm wants to post it on our corporate website, and issue a press release. I am not faulting my marketing company for doing their job...but....it does make me want to go home and "wash-off".
The good news is...at least everyone got what they wanted.
Everyone took what they wanted too.
one can call just about anything un-american
agree
Middle class, Working poor and poor people in this country better wake up. Otherwise it's going to be too late when we find out what hit us.
Prove this wrong if you dare.
Why? You're right.
Why prove something wrong which is just a bunch of accusations and statements. You bring nothing to the table. Unless it's your thought that somehow the so-called 1% uses mind control to get the so-called 99% not to think about what they are doing. Now that's creative.
You did not prove the statement wrong yet. Try again please.