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What is a government but a corporation that owns land and has a military? Why would you bar the government from impinging on free speech, but give nearly unbounded power to corporations to expand and snuff out free speech? If Google owned nearly everything, should we not be upset when they negate our rights?


The difference is the monopoly on the use of force. The government can legally send men with guns to make you comply, while a corporation can't.


Corporations might not be able to legally detain or use traditional force against people, but they can coerce and threaten people's livelihoods. Exile is an effective means of getting compliance.


That's not even close to the same as the powers of the state.

Walmart can't put me in jail. Walmart cannot kill me.




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