Corporatocracy

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This ideology advocates for corporate control or influence of the government. For third-positionist economic system supported by many fascists, see Corporatism.

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Corporatocracy also called Corpocracy, Crony Capitalism, Monopoly Capitalism, Lemon Socialism, Cronyism, Supercapitalism and Socialism for the Rich is an economic system in which the state intervenes within the economy for the benefit of the profit of a select number for corporations, especially in the context of squashing competition.

History

Corporatocracy-like economic policies could have been said to have started with the process of enclosure in England. The enclosure was a process in England practiced since the 13th century by which the English State took communally owned rural land by force and gave it to private owners. When Mercantilism became popularized, governments began to create monopoly corporations in certain trades and industries. Some of these firms such as the East India Company and Hudson Bay Company became so powerful they effectively ruled over the territory. During the Gilded Age, with the rise of industrial capitalism monopolies and other corporations began to get more influence in the government with corruption being rampant. However, during the Progressive era corruption and the influence of corporations in government declined. Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, many say the United States has been experiencing a constant shift towards Corporatocracy due to more favorable policies given to corporations, corporate influence in government (Lobbying aka legalized bribery), rising income inequality, and the dominance of the workplace by corporations.

Variants

Lemon Socialism

Lemon Socialism emerged as a pejorative term for an economic system based on: a government that offers subsidies to weak, bad or bankrupt companies so that they don't end up and remain in the market.

Mega Corporatocracy

Mega Corporatocracy is an ideology that wants to one corporation control all aspects of human life, and force everyone to only work and consume. There is only one world government that has a monopoly on everything. An example of Mega Corporatocracy is the BNL from the 2008 Pixar film, Wall-E.

Supercapitalism

Supercapitalism was a concept created by fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. This theoretical variant of corporatocracy would intervene in society so that it was fully standardized so that companies could know what customers want and customers would consume infinitely. This variant is similar to Fordism, the fictional ideology of "Brave New World".

Congo Free State Model

The Congo Free State Model was based on the Congo Free State, the private domain of Leopold II, King of the Belgians . The economy was a free trade area based in the Congo basin. The economy relied on the labor of its inhabitants in return for the services the EIC provided such as, hospitals, security, infrastructure, and food security. The labor was required because currency was not widespread at the time.[6][7][8][9][10]

Shellism

Shellism, or more appropriately, Shell Neo-Imperialism, is based on the Shell PLC (formerly Royal Dutch Shell PLC), a super-major oil giant, and its subjugation of Nigeria. The basis of its beliefs would involve securing hegemony over a country through constant bribery towards its government and national military, controlling and operating the oil via its oil extraction infrastructure and distribution networks, and spreading propaganda to pacify the population and sway public opinion to hide the several atrocities committed there, including the aforementioned corruption and bribery, bribed military operations to suppress anyone there from spreading awareness and fighting for genuine change, and the several thousand oil spills resulting in the poisoning of Nigeria's water supply and environment that were denied responsibility of shell and were instead blamed on terrorists.

Bezosism/Amazonism

Bezosism, Amazonism or Amazonization, is based on the relationship between Jeff Bezos and his company Amazon, with the American government. It is the driest form of Corporatocracy, preaching that the only state interference in the economy is to give subsidies and forgive some deregulation of private companies, among others.

Sisolakism

Sisolakism believes that local governments should be run by tech companies. He believes that by letting tech companies do local governance, economic development and advances in technology would accelerate.

Personality

Corporatocracy as a character cares a hell of a lot about getting the maximum amount of money possible, and unlike certain other people with this trait, corp is very much willing to use organized violence to achieve this goal.

Corp absolutely loves government policies that favor the wealthy to an insane extent, and he is often seen literally worshiping concepts such as Intellectual Property as a deity. Because of his love of these policies, he hates the public domain.

Since he thinks the state must a single powerful business owner or a group of them, he is one of the few ideologies that openly believes that corporate lobbying is a good thing. This is an idea that even some other capitalist ideologies see as unjust (when consistent).

How to Draw

Flag of Corporatocracy
  1. Draw a ball with eyes
  2. Fill it with very light cyan
  3. In the middle draw a white circle
  4. In the Circle draw a Big "C" in the middle, in the same shade of cyan.
  5. Vertically through the C, put a line in the same color.

Thou art done!

Color Name HEX RGB
Light Cyan #76D7C4 118, 215, 196
White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255


Relationships

Shareholders

  • Plutocracy - Thanks for everything dad, I'll make the family company greater than ever.
  • Authoritarian Capitalism - Love you dad, your conglomerate way more.
  • Oligarchy - Excellent way of praxis.
  • Mercantilism - Merchant republics, high tariffs on competitors, and charter companies are based! In some aspects, you are better than capitalism, even if some of your beliefs and policies are a bit outdated.
  • Banana Republicanism - The agrarian version of me. We hang out a lot.
  • Monarcho-Capitalism - King Leopold II was based AF.
  • Fordism - Love your Soma product! I’d like 50 of them!
  • Pink Capitalism - You're my best friend every February and every June. You're on thin ice after Bud Light.
  • Dengism - You were way more based in the past but I suppose we can still do business.
  • Neoconservatism - CRUSH THE ENEMIES OF FIAT! Your wars are making me big money as well.
  • Environmentalism - Yeah, I totally care about the environment!
  • Kleptocracy - You get me! Sorry that I have to pull out of Russia in order to protect my profits.
    • Yeah? And how did that work out for you! Putin nationalised everything you had there!
  • State Liberalism - Your policies are good for PR. The only downside is we can't market to conservatives anymore.
    • Conservatives? I'm beheading them right now. Don't try marketing to them, or else.
  • Neocameralism - A state run like a company is the best idea ever.
  • Mediacracy - I give you ad money, and you do some positive PR for me, deal?
  • Police Statism - Pinkertons were the best organization to ever exist.
  • Capitalist Transhumanism - Companies in Cyberpunk stories are the good guys.
  • Avaritionism - Gangs, who partners and fighting with companies in Cyberpunk is good too!
  • Liberal Feminism - Roe v. Wade overturned? Don't worry, I'll pay for you to travel out of state for an abortion.
  • Idiocracy - Brought to you by Carl's Jr. Also, thanks for that Grubhub ad.
  • Illuminatism - What happens in boardrooms, stays in boardrooms.
  • Optimateism and Senatorialism - Your ancient management tactics are great even now!
  • Cyberocracy - Eventually we will fully replace our labor force with robots. Building 1 billion robots is BASED. [11] I know that I am paving the way for a technological singularity, and I am proud of it.
    • Post-Humanism - Now that’s what I’m talking about! Gladden is one of the greatest theorists!

Customers

  • State Capitalism - We are rather similar, but the state should serve the interests of corporations, not the other way around.
  • Welfarism - Only good when it's for my business.
  • Protectionism - Removes foreign competitors but prevents my expansion abroad.
  • National Capitalism - You are so close to perfection, but when will you understand that racism and homophobia are both bad for business?
  • White Nationalism - You were a useful idiot during the colonial era who justified the Congo Free State and company rule in India, but now you're bad for PR so I will pretend to hate you.
  • Imperialism - Overall profitable, but you later dismantled the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company.
  • Bidenism - No, don't increase the corporate tax! Thanks for your subsidies, though.
  • Anarcho-Capitalism - I am you and you are me. Quit denying it!
  • Austrian School - No matter how much you claim to despise me, your laissez-faire system is based because it gives me UNLIMITED POWAR. Please ignore corporate welfare.
  • Nordic Model - Filthy p**r-loving lefto- Oh wait, Denmark is one of the most business-friendly places.

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  1. ↑ A corporatocracy can be viewed as a mix of statist and liberal economics. Private property rights are respected for big business owners, but not for their smaller competitors.
  2. ↑ [1], Youtube.com.
  3. ↑ [2]
  4. ↑ Khodorkovsky has financed various opposition parties, including the CPRF.
  5. ↑ http://vote.duma.gov.ru/vote/123408
  6. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Case-Colonialism-Bruce-Gilley/dp/1943003904 Sources are within the book
  7. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Fake-News-All-Time/dp/B09FCCCFKV#:~:text=This%20book%20is%20the%20first,the%20Congo%20(Vol%203).
  8. ↑ https://www.peterlang.com/document/1190006
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hqVLJtm-8U&pp=ygUUYnJ1Y2UgZ2lsbGV5IGxlb3BvbGQ%3D
  10. ↑ https://youtu.be/YCkQCA2vNgk?si=QZ1sFCCwQ7SpQrkL
  11. ↑ Elon Musk expects 1 billion humanoid robots by 2040s https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/elon-musk-expects-1-billion-humanoid-robots-by-2040s/amp_articleshow/107059870.cms

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