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Re:Anti-social Punishment by hannasanarion on Friday October 12, 2018 @08:23AM (#18200900)
The corporation is not a person, and executives do not have privileges and rights greater than any other person by birthright.

In a feudal system, you owe tribute to your liege by virtue of the fact that they were born of a higher rank than you and you were born within their demesne. If you don't comply, or if you try to find a different lord, you get killed.

Feudal is not another word for economic inequality.

Re:Anti-social Punishment by nercht12 on Friday October 12, 2018 @01:03PM (#18202848)
> The corporation is not a person, and executives do not have privileges and rights greater than any other person by birthright.

In theory, but not in practice. Lobbying obviously benefits corporations, as does the socio-economic status that literally lets execs get away with murder. Furthermore, the idea that corporation != literal person doesn't change the fact that the piece of paper is treated as a person in court.

> In a feudal system, you owe tribute to your liege by virtue of the fact that they were born of a higher rank than you and you were born within their demesne. If you don't comply, or if you try to find a different lord, you get killed.

Ok, so your understanding of feudalism is more comprehensive and definitely more rigid than mine. I'll concede the point here.