In the last 24 hours, I’ve heard a disturbing amount of comments about the C.S.A. No, I’m not talking about the Confederate States of America, which has been shockingly out of the headlines for months now. I’m talking about the Corporate States of America, the latest catchphrase of liberals responding to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that corporations cannot be banned from making political contributions to political campaigns and filling the airwaves during elections with stupid commercials claiming that Politician So and So was caught cavorting with the devil.
To be honest, I disagree with the Supreme Court’s decision. All it does is legalize something that’s been going on for decades and remove an obstacle from the dread Cthulhu’s plans for world domination. But that is besides the point. What I have a problem is this Corporate States of America nonsense. This Supreme Court decision doesn’t change a damn thing about our nation. Government has always been swayed by special interests. It is how government has worked since the time of the Romans. This is a fact of life. As long as humans run governments, there will be other humans (or Squid Gods) trying to corrupt them and get their own agendas passed.
My issue with this “Corporate States of America” is that it’s just another stupid catchphrase that distracts from the real problem. I’ve seen over two dozen different instances of “Corporate States of America” through facebook, twitter, and a long rant of a coworker, and yet no one will actually elaborate on what the possible consequences are for our nation. Why not? Probably because they don’t have the slightest clue what the actual consequences are. Instead, all we get are the words “Republican”, “corporation”, “evil” and “money” inserted into a generic sentence with tones of outrage and disgust. Because, you know, all evil corporations are conservative. In fact, if you voted Democrat in the last forty years, you can’t even register your business as an evil corporation, which means you don’t qualify for all the tax breaks that only evil corporations get.
So what are the actual consequences? Is it that bad people are now going to influence our government to make bad decisions? We know that’s not it, because we all put up with Dick Cheney running around in a position of power for eight years. This is a man who SHOT A MAN IN THE FACE. That is the very definition of a bad person. Is it that corporations now have the ability to control our government? Nope, because they’ve been doing that for decades. And the unions were doing it for decades before that. So what’s the real consequence? It’s that a giant freakin’ squid god now can now legally fill the airways with his evil message and back the candidate that he thinks is the weakest so that his takeover of the United States will go that more smoothly. Once again, Cthulhu has won a major victory and all the liberals want to do is beat a dead horse named Fake Ideals.
Just remember, CSA doesn’t stand for Corporate States of America. It stands for Cthulhu State of America.
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This articles shows very flawed thinking. News conglomerates, unions and 527's run by George Soros and Al Gore's folks are all corporations and they get to influence politics by giving money and directing political opinion. The reason that there was such a hue and cry about the ruling is the fact that the aforementioned entities no longer have a monopoly on insinuating themselves into the political process. Why should Barbara Striesand and Al Gore get to plug their political positions unchecked without limitation but shareholders who invest in a corporation can not? There is far more honesty in allowing corporations to donate to political parties and running commercials on issues than what has existed in the last 40+ years. Simply put, competition is healthy in the marketplace of ideas. Allowing corporations to voice opinions that are favorable to them leads allows more people to participate in the political process AND THAT IS A GOOD THING! Of course misdirection and misleading people is what Cthulhu was all about so the ruling was actually a major defeat for him so I can see why the creature that fears only sushi would be upset. Of course, I have a running bet that Rosie O'Donnell is Cthulhu in drag...so what do I know.
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