Comments by "Meh Pluribus Unum" (@pluribus_unum) on "Should Trump's Business' Get The Corporate Death Penalty?" video.

@truthhurts4771 - "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini He had an angle to push, despite his progenitor status. "Historians, political scientists, and other scholars have long debated the exact nature of fascism. Historian Ian Kershaw once wrote that "trying to define 'fascism' is like trying to nail jelly to the wall."" Without a dictator, corporate influence over politics -- even significant influence -- [doesn't] constitute fascism. fas·cism | \ ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm \ 1. a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition 2. a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control
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The separation of Business and State was as foundational as the separation of Church and State for the United States of America, as they suffered from the monopolism and greed of the British East India Company.
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Since 2010 when it was issued, Democrats have been trying to remedy, or even overturn the decision, only to be blocked by Republican filibuster. July 30th, 2019 "Senate Democrats introduced a constitutional amendment on Tuesday to undo the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision." "A group of Democrats, led by Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and progressive activists rallied outside the Supreme Court to unveil the amendment, which faces an unlikely path to being ratified." Schumer added that “overturning Citizens United is probably more important than any other single thing we could do to preserve this great and grand democracy.” "Democrats pledged that if they took control of the Senate during the 2020 election, they would bring legislation overturning Citizens United up for a vote. "
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"Citation needed". Or shorter; no it wasn't. "In the 1760s, Britain was deep in debt, so British Parliament imposed a series of taxes on American colonists to help pay those debts." "The Stamp Act of 1765 taxed colonists on virtually every piece of printed paper they used, from playing cards and business licenses to newspapers and legal documents. The Townshend Acts of 1767 went a step further, taxing essentials such as paint, paper, glass, lead and tea." "The passing of the Tea Act imposed no new taxes on the American colonies. The tax on tea had existed since the passing of the 1767 Townshend Revenue Act. Along with tea, the Townshend Revenue Act also taxed glass, lead, oil, paint, and paper. Due to boycotts and protests, the Townshend Revenue Act’s taxes were repealed on all commodities except tea in 1770. The tea tax was kept in order to maintain Parliament’s right to tax the colonies. The Tea Act was not intended to anger American colonists, instead it was meant to be a bailout policy to get the British East India Company out of debt."
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