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The network of global corporate control — mentioned by myshpa

Tue, 30 May 2023 21:44:13 GMT

That's because globalization leads to single company doing everything. Think WALL-E's Buy-N-Large [0]. In fact, nowadays just - 62 persons own the same as half the world [1], - 5 companies own all media in US (it was 50 companies 40 years ago) [2] - 147 companies own 40% of public companies [3] [4] - 737 companies control 80% of public companies [3] [4] [0] https://www.theverge.com/21266860/wall-e-pixar-movie-yesterd... [1] https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/62-people-own-same-h... [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/49229c/til_i... [3]…

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The network of global corporate control — mentioned by arca_vorago

Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:15:06 GMT

"surely you have something you can include to convince us?" Perhaps, but it's not an easy subject to breach at all, but I appreciate your honest question and will attempt a terse summary. During both my time in the military as a pawn, and during my time as a civilian trying to understand the deep state, I have continually come across two fundamental issues regardless of particular area of research: Bankers touch everything. At first I was just trying to chase the terrorist finance networks up the chain. Thinking it probably mostly ended at some Saudi, Jordanian, UAE banks. Not true, but the…

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The network of global corporate control — mentioned by arca_vorago

Mon, 23 May 2016 18:20:11 GMT

You know what really grinds my gears when it comes to insider trading though? The fact that the really big names are most obviously participating in insider trading, but it's illegal for everyone else. Don't even get me started on congress and insider trading, but I digress. The big players, I would say the C-levels and board members of the 147[1], or the other central big players[2], have the ability to manipulate and move markets in a way that I believe qualifies as insider trading... but they have so captured the regulatory market, to the point that the SEC is a gutless, teethless entity…

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The network of global corporate control — mentioned by arca_vorago

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:45:00 GMT

I hesitated to respond because honestly, it's a dangerous question you are asking, and a truthful answer in the wrong place or time can be social and political suicide. I understand your view, and generally agree with your primary point that it's not a single overarching group in total control. The world of Machiavellian Realpolitik is much more nuanced and complex than that, and I mostly chalk it up to our tendency as humans seek to simplify things. First, I would like to point out that I consider Hanlon's razor a logical fallacy that should be relegated to the dustbin of debate. It is far…

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The network of global corporate control — mentioned by arca_vorago

Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:13:56 GMT

I hope I am not responding to too many people and seeming spammy, but here goes. I agree completely that we do not necessarily need to posit and organized "Illuminati-like conspiracy" to have cause for concern. There are plenty of studies showing increasing likely-hood of sociopaths rising to the top of power structures, and is often just due to how to system as an autonomous entity functions. What I do posit though, is that, in fact, there is, borrowing your own term for lack of a better one, an "illuminati-like conspiracy". I have been considering an attempt at scholarly paper on the matter…

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The network of global corporate control — mentioned by drucken

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:53:58 GMT

The original paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1107.5728 The "737" companies: http://ethz.focproject.net/docs/powerholderListFinal.xls

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The network of global corporate control — HN submission

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:35:43 GMT

The network of global corporate control

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