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You're taking what he said and swinging it so fully in the opposite direction it makes you look as crazy as him.

Can't we both agree that corporations and governments abuse their power as a matter of fact?



Why not tone down even more to get to the fact that not only can they both abuse their power, but they can both not do so too. Not all politicians and corporations are created equal.


Can't we both agree that corporations and governments abuse their power as a matter of fact?

All people and institutions that have power sometimes abuse the power. Sometimes the abuse is knowing, sometimes it's accidental.

This is not terribly interesting.

You're taking what he said and swinging it so fully in the opposite direction it makes you look as crazy as him.

In my defense, I wasn't commanding the HN audience to place 100% of the blame on one party or another. I was just illustrating how insanely idiotic it was for OP to command us to absolve the corporations of their sins, and instead place 100% of the blame on the government.




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