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non-chalad | 1 year ago

The only way to stop corruption is to remove the violence inherent to the system. When corporations can no longer use government to force people to buy from them (mandates, subsidies, IP), this kind of corruption will end.

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yard2010|1 year ago

And a new corruption begins? The problem is with human nature rather than the system

non-chalad|1 year ago

Which is why the system needs to be built on consent, not extortion.

In the military we had a saying: "There is only one thief; Everyone else is just trying to get their shit back."

The same applies to the monopoly on force, extorting individuals and corporations, but corporations can actually afford paying off and directing government towards their competition (and us individuals).