corporate power Flashcards
imagines a world
where the growing power of corporations in the late 20th and early 21st century continue on this present oath until corporate power literally reigns supreme, unchecked and unchallenged by any other kind of power
no law and order
there is no law and order outside of the compounds and the corporations security services protect corporate interests (profit) over individual interests
everything for sale
there is an absence of any moral considerations and concerns
corporations freely exploit people’s insecurities and weaknesses to sell sex, beauty, health and the promise of happiness
“Gender, sexual orientation, height, colour of skin and eyes-it’s all on order, it can all be done”
releasing diseases
the health companies have taken to manufacturing and releasing diseases in order to profit off their cures
as much an abuse of corporate power as it is an abuse of advances scientific knowledge
televised
executions, suicide, child pornography and animal snuff videos
link to 1984 - “the flicks”
critique of corporations
the Compounds serve as a critique of corporate supremacy in our own increasingly consumer and entertainment-driven culture
“we give people Hope. Hope isn’t ripping off!”
a satire of corporations
and marketing, and their use of manipulative language
use of marketing
40-50s: used fear and threat advertising to get people to want their product
today: uses enticing advertising, except in women’s magazines which use fear
