Yikes. Way to reply to a well worded and thought out post with malice and a large sprinkling of ad-hominem attacks. Maybe next time you could try to be a bit more topical and, you know, not resemble a freak yourself...
Ugh, not this again. My son (of 18 months) also likes to listen to classical music, does this mean I should "grow" out of it? Perhaps it is just a style of art by which a message is presented.
I can hardly stand animated shows that are made to appeal specifically to children, but to be dismissive of the category as a whole is tantamount to ignorance. I could point to much of the [AS] line-up, but for our purposes here I'll stick to Harvey Birdman and Sealab 2021. These are shows I understand the mainstream will probably never "get" but I find them refreshingly funny and, dare I say, topical. (If you don't believe me grab the latest HB off of myspleen...)
And to be dismissive of anime as "ridiculously drawn women", this is nothing more than a blatant stereotype. My current favorite, Samurai Champloo, (from the makers of the also excellent Cowboy Bebop) has an amazing heroine. Funny, graceful (at times), and even small chested! I guess you'll have to put away your wide paintbrush now... Of course you'll note I've not even glanced over the plots that are several times more complex than the hash you find on stateside television. (I'm looking at you OC. How my wife watches that, I'll never know. It seems to me the men are written so ridiculously.)
Firstly, I feel the need to challenge your linear view of the political spectrum. Accusing the poster of leftist ideals for what is an obvious fact is curious.
The corporation was, at first, a gift from the people, chartered to do something specific, (build a bridge, provide water, etc), and then disassembled. The 14th amendment and consecutive judicial decisions granted the rights of human beings to the corporation while stripping them away from African Americans. Through a series of legal decisions corporations have since been required to place profits above all competing interests. (And yes, if the fine is smaller than the potential profit, history has taught us that the corporation will break the rules and take the hit for short term gain.)
The fact that the corporation is comprised of many people is another obvious truth but by dismissing the top down control system in place, you seem to be ignoring the fact that the elite within the boardroom steer the behemoth, not the employees. Those in charge have a very narrow mandate (profit), all of this talk of corporate values seems to be pulling us away from the reality that the board is concerned with profits first and everything else as a distant second. (No money, no people, no corporation.)
I wish I had your optimism as to the corporate form, but I choose to remain extremely wary about man made machine that would maximize profits while ignoring as many externalizations as possible. I don't know that large scale socialist institutions are required to control them, but I do see the corporation for what it is. Not designed for the betterment of the average citizen, but rather to maximize profit for a very narrow spectrum of interests.
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Yikes. Way to reply to a well worded and thought out post with malice and a large sprinkling of ad-hominem attacks. Maybe next time you could try to be a bit more topical and, you know, not resemble a freak yourself...
I can hardly stand animated shows that are made to appeal specifically to children, but to be dismissive of the category as a whole is tantamount to ignorance. I could point to much of the [AS] line-up, but for our purposes here I'll stick to Harvey Birdman and Sealab 2021. These are shows I understand the mainstream will probably never "get" but I find them refreshingly funny and, dare I say, topical. (If you don't believe me grab the latest HB off of myspleen...)
And to be dismissive of anime as "ridiculously drawn women", this is nothing more than a blatant stereotype. My current favorite, Samurai Champloo, (from the makers of the also excellent Cowboy Bebop) has an amazing heroine. Funny, graceful (at times), and even small chested! I guess you'll have to put away your wide paintbrush now... Of course you'll note I've not even glanced over the plots that are several times more complex than the hash you find on stateside television. (I'm looking at you OC. How my wife watches that, I'll never know. It seems to me the men are written so ridiculously.)
You will note he is moderated funny, and I think it is rather appropriate seeing as how the prior post was simply asking for it. The system does work!
Firstly, I feel the need to challenge your linear view of the political spectrum. Accusing the poster of leftist ideals for what is an obvious fact is curious.
The corporation was, at first, a gift from the people, chartered to do something specific, (build a bridge, provide water, etc), and then disassembled. The 14th amendment and consecutive judicial decisions granted the rights of human beings to the corporation while stripping them away from African Americans. Through a series of legal decisions corporations have since been required to place profits above all competing interests. (And yes, if the fine is smaller than the potential profit, history has taught us that the corporation will break the rules and take the hit for short term gain.)
The fact that the corporation is comprised of many people is another obvious truth but by dismissing the top down control system in place, you seem to be ignoring the fact that the elite within the boardroom steer the behemoth, not the employees. Those in charge have a very narrow mandate (profit), all of this talk of corporate values seems to be pulling us away from the reality that the board is concerned with profits first and everything else as a distant second. (No money, no people, no corporation.)
I wish I had your optimism as to the corporate form, but I choose to remain extremely wary about man made machine that would maximize profits while ignoring as many externalizations as possible. I don't know that large scale socialist institutions are required to control them, but I do see the corporation for what it is. Not designed for the betterment of the average citizen, but rather to maximize profit for a very narrow spectrum of interests.