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Wake up, Don Dozeo.

In Reply to: The buisness down the street isn't going to have some sturmtruppen break in my door. The government might. posted by DonS on November 11, 1999 at 10:51:01:

: Don: The difference is substantial. The buisness down the street isn't going to have some sturmtruppen break in my door. The government might. I don't have to buy what the buisness sells or give them money if I don't want their product. Not so with the government.

Where on Earth do you get such cosy notions from?

Exxon, Shell, Chevron, BP, Mobil, Total and Dragon Oil have all funded death squads of one sort or another in the last 5 years; either off their own backs (like BP) or in cahoots with repressive governments like that of Colombia or Nigeria. Where repressive regimes use lethal force against their own people they generally use something produced by Ooerlikon, Matra Marconi, BAe, Colt, McDonnell-Douglas, Hughes and similar companies. As long as there is money to be made from death and war, companies will cater to it.

Farinata.

Follow Ups:

• companies will make what governments buy. DonS USA November 12 1999 (5)
  • A problem with your thinking Stoller November 15 1999 (2)
    • The large companies *must* cater to *them*. DonS USA November 19 1999 (1)
      • Wrong. The large companies form a cartel and decide what the masses will buy. Farinata L'inferno November 19 1999 (0)
  • I'm responsible for the death squads in El Salvador because I'm eating some pretzels. Frenchy November 15 1999 (1)
    • Better yet---no one is to blame Stoller November 19 1999 (0)