Corporatism Isn't Capitalism, Nor Are Those Differences Even Close.

Corporatism isn't "Capitalism," it's Fascism.

The differences between Traditional Capitalism and Modern Corporatism may seem slight to the average ignorant American, but they are profoundly significant in every meaningful way! Capitalism is the process of Individual Freedom, acting within the lawful constraints of The Free Market, and dealing out punishment and/or reward based upon Personal Initiative. Whereas Corporatism is the process of Collectivized And Governmentally Chartered Business, acting without lawful consequence [or subjective liability] to Socially Manipulated Markets, and dealing out punishment and/or reward based upon purely Political Criteria.

Businesses cannot grow "Too Big To Fail" under Capitalism - where the size of every private company is quite naturally regulated by a man's [or certain group's] ability to raise his/her/their own necessary capitalization... where the Finite Lives of a company's private owners, are largely disruptive toward policies of negative social monopolization... and where the very real measures of legally quantifiable Criminal And Civil Liability, reinforce one's moral and ethical obligations toward overall society in general! This is the greatest verifiable strength of Traditional American Capitalism.

"Too Big To Fail" - Governmental and Corporate Conspiracy

What is truly behind the ever-increasing rise of our Modern Corporations? How did they get so big and tremendously complex? Are any of them, "Too Big To Fail," and if so, why are our leaders consolidating them even further? What does it all mean for our ongoing political future? And will National Sovereign-ties survive the inevitable monopolization of an entire planet's natural resources? These are all excellent questions, to consider....

For thousands of years, man has sought out numerous ways to unite the Earth under one political banner! He has tried: Imperial Conquest [through wars], Dynastic Control [through intermarriages], Religious Conquest [through dogmatic edicts], Financial Control [through leveraging great wealth], and Colonial Accumulation [through relocating domestic populations]... and every effort has failed - for various reasons - to accomplish this one true goal. As most political leaders are so fond of saying, "The End Justifies The Means..." and they all have one highly focused desire in each of their minds! Nor, do most of them, even care, who ultimately accomplishes it.

Immigration Is Not The Problem

Earlier, in the Twentieth Century, the new immigrants coming to America's shores were often just as poor as the Mexicans arriving here now. Most of them spoke little, or no, English. Nor, did they all have families or friends to help and assist them - during their own transition - to our strange American ways of cultural life. In all of these ways, they very much resembled those currently trampling across our southern borders today.

At that time, of course, we were a different nation as well. No one was given public assistance through the agencies of government. There was no: Food Stamps, Public Housing, Welfare, or Safety Net - to speak of. Although Godliness, Human Kindness, and Charity were then socially encouraged - massive and systemic governmental undertakings were considered by most Americans as a very real threat to Individual Liberty and Freedom! Americans either offered assistance to others, or not - based purely upon their own personal situations and moral discretion. Consequently, newly arrived immigrants couldn't lay any claims upon Publicly Funded Benefits, which the rest of us didn't [factually] possess either. Of course, the resultant individual Tax Rates were substantially lower, as well.

Popular Democracy A Vehicle For Tyranny

One reader of yesterday’s editorials, brought up a very important issue, of which our more enlightened ancestors were fully aware, and our own more modern generation doesn’t seem to grasp. The concept of “Tyranny” – as literally defined, philosophically alluded to, or even spiritually grasped – has absolutely nothing to do with the physical number, or percentile quantity, of the participants to such unethical, immoral, illegal, anti-social, and politically dis-enfranchising behaviors! While a “Dictator,” “Despot,” or “King,” may only be one individual; it requires a numerous number of [objectively] other Tyrants in order to achieve and [extensively] maintain his undeserved political power.

As our ancestors were so oft to say, “Birds of a feather, oft stay together” and nowhere is this saying more true than while living under a Tyranny…. Could Hitler, Lenin, or Mao have accomplished their tasks without the readily apparent aid of millions, throughout their own nations? Could Franco, Mussolini, or Peron have maintained their political hegemonies without a large percentage of their own populations walking behind them? Of course, not! Just as criminals will [often] team up in order to accomplish their objectives [even though they, may, personally hate one another]… Despotisms require Tyrants to combine their forces for [their-own] mutually beneficial purposes!