In case there are folks out there who haven't seen the movie, The Corporation:

http://www.amazon.com/Corporation-Jane-Akre/dp/B0007DBJM8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_...

It should also be noted, the video features TONS of people, not just folks like Michael Moore, but conservative economist Milton Friedman.

The people who made the video really wanted a rounded analysis of corporations, not some slanted "left" view, like I'm about to espouse.

As far as me... I've taken a more and more harsh view of corporations over the years. I used refer to them as "corps," an intentional homophone of "corpse." And recently, to make it more clear, I just call them "the corpses."

However, to be fair, much of the concepts of teamwork, mass-production to put complex things in many people's hands, etc..., that underly corporations, I think are good. But to borrow another death metaphor, they've died to their benefits of society, and become zombies of greed!

don't know who wrote this ...

Someone who thinks the govt. has more power than it really does. :-)

To add some salty religious analysis.... :-)

• If God wants something done, there is nothing that can stop it.
• God said he would not flood the earth again.
• God said to bring two of certain kinds of animals, but other kinds of animals, Noah was to bring more than one couple.

However, the story is funny in its own way. Also, funny, as someone who listens to many perspectives, is this is the same kind of frustration many on "the right" have and blame it on "the left." While many on "the left" see this as intrusion and clamping down from "the right."

Unfortunately our govt, even though it's supposedly "by the people and for the people" is really more like a 18 wheel truck. One person drives, there are only a few people in the cab up front, and the rest of us are packed in the cargo area and can't really see what's going on (the real reasons the "leaders" make the decisions they do).

Surely we are a "house divided" and our current state of falling to pieces testifies to that. We need to get our own house in order, and stop trashing other places.

This short poll is leading someplace, but I'm not sure when it'll be the right time to reveal it.

Noah looked up in wonder and asked, "You mean you're not going to destroy the world?"

"No," said the Lord. "The government beat me to it."

Just thought of a few things…

1) It was prophesied thousands of years ago that man (the leaders specifically) would be the ones who destroy the planet. See this essay, "God & Isaiah Offer Strong Advice," for quotes and references.

2) I am sure I will go to my grave considered a heretic by many for saying it's not God who trashes the planet, who brings destruction, etc… Of course they'll point to various scriptures and say something like, "see here, God says he's bringing destruction. See here, God says he's going to kill ________."

I say, "what about the notion God is love, God is not evil, God does not contradict himself, that Jesus says if we can give good things-how much more will God give good things?" and so forth.

Next they will try to act as though my not worshipping specific parts of the Bible shows apostasy on my part. I will point out that I try to worship God, the spirit, not an inanimate book—an idol—and I'll point out Jeremiah 8:8.

I'll also point out some of the specifics of why I think the way I do as it relates to end times prophecy, for example that the destruction that comes is not from God, but God was merely holding the repercussions of our own wrong-doing back from us, then at some point it is not held back any longer and then there is sudden destruction. I will also contend that it hurt God to hold it back from us, and it hurt God to release it.

Then they will make disparaging comments about me, like they're glad I'm not attending their church, or I'm headed for hell, or I'll be kicked out of their congregation and told not to return. Maybe they'll "stone me" some other way.

Then I will try to keep in mind Jesus prophesied that would happen, and to rejoice because of it.