Corporations used to not have that much political power
Corporations used to have their own militaries, they colonized entire nations and owned people. They underwrote kings and empires.
While this is all true, they were limited to targeting smaller, less economically developed nations, where a private army was sufficient.
Today, though, one can reasonably argue that megacorps have managed to successfully capture the most powerful government on Earth.
Yeah. The East India Company was famously powerless.
Corporations used to have their own militaries, they colonized entire nations and owned people. They underwrote kings and empires.
While this is all true, they were limited to targeting smaller, less economically developed nations, where a private army was sufficient.
Today, though, one can reasonably argue that megacorps have managed to successfully capture the most powerful government on Earth.
Yeah. The East India Company was famously powerless.