I've heard the saying that people get the government they deserve, but i don't think that's entirely true. People have a lifespan of 70ish years. Corporations, which have been imbued with the rights of a person, live far beyond that.
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Corporations also have access to wealth and power and influence and reach that are far beyond the scope of a single person, or even a community of people. And believe me, corporations have been lobbying to erode laws and stack decks ever since this country was founded.
It's too much to ask that actual people be forever vigilant. Real people have lives, which require maintenance. Homes to maintain, children to raise, jobs to go to, food to prepare. Things didn't get fucked in 10 or even 50 years. They got fucked over the entire duration.
Of course the fuckery has accelerated, but that makes sense. The more power you bestow on bad actors, and the more you handicap any recourse from citizens, the more likely it is that the erosion causes a landslide. The fuckery has perpetuated faster and further fuckery. It's emboldened the haves.
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