Corporate Controlled Democracy?

Half of the world lives with very little in a poor environment; many are starving or very sick with no chance of surviving. Meanwhile most of us in our democratic free-enterprise societies are consuming wildly. The more we get the more we want, prodded on by constant sly marketing. This persuade-consume routine is harmful to us and to the world as it balloons unabated.

Corporations, which are often intertwined with government, use shrewd invasive marketing to convince us to keep buying more. They compete strenuously with one another to achieve a greater profit for management and shareholders. Marketing methods become sleazier and the products and services often less than should be expected. Intense, creative advertising spreads into every corner of our lives like a virus.

It is hard to see a change of direction. Public attention to this deteriorating state of society is unlikely because almost all of the media that keep us informed are also profit driven. Corporate media rely on corporate advertising revenue to exist. There is some very good public service media, but this is tiny in comparison to the gigantic corporate machines.

Perhaps the internet will produce an abundance of information sources to counteract the worsening condition. There are numerous social advocacy websites appearing as a sign that this may be happening. Perhaps the structure of government and the laws and enforcement will change to benefit all citizens in a healthy and just manner.

We can hope and we can speak up.

"Economic advance is not the same thing as human progress." - John Clapham


Grampa Ken ~ Author of 32 KEYS About Life and Blogger at Social-Fix