The Corporatocracy

Following is a link to the video of his talk and a description of the talk from "The Information Clearing House" : John Perkins, author of "An Economic Hitman" blows the lid off U.S. imperialism and provides the reasons as to why we are at war in the Middle East and describes the efforts of the corporatocracy in Central and South America.
http://tinyurl.com/w63d2

I've included this, because I think it gives an insight into the political landscape which, I believe, is dominant in Canada (though Canada is not mentioned). Perkins talks about the power of the Corporations and describes the present Imperialistic Corporatocracy and the need to move toward a more democratic Corporatocracy. In the Q and A segment (3rd film) he is asked, amongst other things, essentially why we should support any sort of Corporatocracy.

The questioner in this third segment mentions that Corporations are legally bound to maximize their profits for shareholders. I thought I had heard this too in the film "The Corporation". He says that this is a common myth and supports his assertion with a very common sense response.

Overall, his speech is disturbing, but not terribly surprising, and unless he is some sort of agent, seems credible as he claims to be coming from his personal experiences in dealing with heads of state as an "economic hitman".

It gives an insight into the ruthlessness and evil behind the friendly branding of the multinational corporations. Know thine enemy

"The history of mankind is a history of the subjugation and exploitation of a great majority of people by an elite few by what has been appropriately termed the 'ruling class'. The ruling class has many manifestations. It can take the form of a religious orthodoxy, a monarchy, a dictatorship of the proletariat, outright fascism, or, in the case of the United States, corporate statism. In each instance the ruling class relies on academics, scholars and 'experts' to legitimize and provide moral authority for its hegemony over the masses." : Ed Crane

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Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power: Benito Mussolini

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"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group," : Franklin D. Roosevelt quotes

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Fascism is capitalism plus murder." : Upton Sinclair