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Re:Is Amazon Violating U.S. Antitrust Laws? by amelius on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @04:38AM (#19736574)
What is it that enables companies to seek the boundary of what is allowed by law, whereas when humans do it they are called assholes?
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Re:Is Amazon Violating U.S. Antitrust Laws? by Fnoord on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @05:17AM (#19736730)
Because corporations are publicly owned. They're treated like humans in many ways, yet when it comes to responsibility they're protected by a facade of faceless leaders and shareholders.

The 2003 documentary "The Corporation" covers this subject in detail: "Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance." [1]

[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379225/

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Re:Is Amazon Violating U.S. Antitrust Laws? by ionised on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @04:50AM (#19736631)
Greed has become something we celebrate instead of condemn.
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Re:Is Amazon Violating U.S. Antitrust Laws? by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @05:23AM (#19736753)
The two are not mutually exclusive.

The general consensus around these parts seems to be that Amazon is a dog of a company.

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