Having acquired rights of immortal persons, what kind of person is the corporation? By
law, the corporation can only consider the interests of their shareholders. It is legally
bound to put its bottom line before everything else, even the public good.
Does anyone know about this law? I have been googling it and trying to find specific sources talking about this law, and any elaboration on it, but haven't found much.
Anyway, the movie is definitely worth watching. Of course it is biased (documentaries always have a goal to have you thinking one way or the other,) but it makes a lot of valid points.
Sep-27-2007 23:14
eRRaTiK
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i'd be very surprised if by "law" it's referring to legislation. sounds more like a self-imposed law, which makes sense for most corporations. However some corporations (non profits for example) are created for the common good.
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Sep-27-2007 23:52
RandomGirl
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quote:
Originally posted by eRRaTiK
i'd be very surprised if by "law" it's referring to legislation. sounds more like a self-imposed law, which makes sense for most corporations. However some corporations (non profits for example) are created for the common good.
I don't know really. It's a quote from the 3rd chapter of the documentary.
Anyone else heard of it before?
Anyone seen the documentary, or going to watch it?
P.S. Both Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky are in it
EDIT: I would also like to know at which age you think this would be inappropriate to show in school.
Or
Do you think this shouldn't be shown in schools at all?
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Sep-28-2007 00:06
pkcRAISTLIN
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there is no law that enforces behaviour as you imply. but there is the general law of profitability that enterprises DO follow. and yes, this is often at odds with the public good.
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Sep-28-2007 00:26
Lilith
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quote:
Originally posted by Theresa
P.S. Both Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky are in it
Hehe, by default with those two jokers in it, it's polemical movie making rather than any kind of bipartisan documentary then
Sep-28-2007 00:26
pkcRAISTLIN
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chomsky isnt a joker. he is a respected intellectual with a brilliant mind!
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Sep-28-2007 00:28
Lilith
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I'm not saying he's an idiot, I'm saying he's a biased.
Sep-28-2007 00:31
Halcyon+On+On
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omg bias
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Sep-28-2007 00:35
RandomGirl
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Originally posted by Lilith
I'm not saying he's an idiot, I'm saying he's a biased.
Everyone is biased. EVERYONE!!!
MUAHAHAHA!
No, but seriously. It is impossible not to be biased in some way. I would suggest watching the documentary before you make the assumption that it's just a joke.
Sep-28-2007 00:37
Lilith
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Biased opinions are fine, it's just that Moore and Chomsky tend to be very aggressive disputants and I'd be very wary of of how they are presented next to any other people with differing views under the guise of it being a documentary.
I'm just extremely sceptical about the amount of films these days being passed off as 'documentary', especially from the US and north america
Sep-28-2007 00:40
pkcRAISTLIN
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yeah, from all accounts this documentary is very one-sided, but that doesn't pose a problem for people like me, that you know, have a brain and can appreciate it as a partisan position rather than a rigorous investigative "fact finding" mission.
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Sep-28-2007 00:43
RandomGirl
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Originally posted by Lilith
Biased opinions are fine, it's just that Moore and Chomsky tend to be very aggressive disputants and I'd be very wary of of how they are presented next to any other people with differing views under the guise of it being a documentary.
I'm just extremely sceptical about the amount of films these days being passed off as 'documentary', especially from the US.