Well, I’m back from my hiatus, babies. It’s been a long road out of hell, and.. actually.. I’m still here. Shit. It’s just a different level of hell this time. Especially considering the rise of the corporate state is on its way.
It’s definitely not a secret that Shell gave Colorado State University’s Natural Resources department a ton of money (looked back and it was almost 1 mil, but Shell has donated very large amounts, if I recall correctly) to research the effects of mining oil shale and how long it takes to “re-naturalize” an area that’s been devastated by mining. I am not sure if anyone cares about the issue but it is important– obviously the reason Shell wants this research is so they can prove that it is “possible” to restore natural areas once they have been raped of their minerals/resources. It’s a dangerous slope indeed, and now that funding for higher education is being supported less and less, it looks like corporate daddy is there to take its place. Every day our country becomes more and more of a corporate state– it’s not necessarily the government we should fear, but the corporations.. they buy and pay for our representatives anyway.
And why shouldn’t they? Our government recognizes them as people and gives them individual rights as applies to any citizen of this country. AT&T recently fought for their individual right to privacy to keep some of their billing practices from going public under FOIA– but only individuals can do this, and only in the realm of protecting their personal privacy. AT&T claimed competitors were attempting to gain information on their company– but in this case, anyone that “works against them” could be considered competitors.
What’s next, corporations fighting for their 2nd amendment rights? Welcome your corporate overlords with welcome arms, then.
