c/showerthoughts · by postmateDumbass@lemmy.world · 2yIf corporations are people, are shareholders slaveowners? 118 points · 12 comments · view on lemmy.world
12 Comments
NounsAndWords@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 2y
They're only people when it's convenient for the voting/election rights of the rich people who own them.....so actually a lot like slaves.
haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com · 7 pts · 2y
Amen
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 29 pts · 2y
whip crack
"Your name is X now!"
JoMomma@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 2y
It's spelled X Æ A-12
probablynaked@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
fucking lol
MataVatnik@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 2y
Wait, anybody rich enough to take this to the Supreme Court for shits and giggles?
notfromhere@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 2y
What about corporations that own other companies? Or merges/acquisitions (cannibalism)? Maybe we should take the whole corporations are people to the natural conclusion. It would at least make it interesting for a while.
Lexam@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 2y
Yes.
10_0@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 2y
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
🤫 If we don't talk about it, we won't start to question other parts of our lives that feel icky.
FrostKing@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Who said they were people? I'm out of touch again aren't I
XTL@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 2y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_person
elshandra@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
They're not people, they're cancer to society.