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<blockquote data-quote="joethelawyer" data-source="post: 4743158" data-attributes="member: 55764">From an article by Chris Hedges on Truthdig...The corporation is designed to make money without regard to human life, the social good or impact on the environment. Corporate laws impose a legal duty on corporate executives to make as much money as possible for shareholders, although many have moved on to fleece shareholders as well. In the 2003 documentary film <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0218-01.htm" target="_blank">“The Corporation” </a> the management guru Peter Drucker says: “If you find an executive who wants to take on social responsibilities, fire him. Fast.”....In short, the film, based on [ame=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Corporation-Pathological-Pursuit-Profit-Power/dp/0743247469/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1230506220&amp;sr=1-1&quot;] Joel Bakan’s book [/ame] “The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power,” asserts that the corporation exhibits many of the traits found in people clinically defined as psychopaths.&nbsp; &nbsp; Psychologist Dr. Robert Hare lists in the film psychopathic traits and ties them to the behavior of corporations:&nbsp; <ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">callous unconcern for the feelings for others;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">incapacity to maintain enduring relationships;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">reckless disregard for the safety of others;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">deceitfulness: repeated lying and conning others for profit;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">incapacity to experience guilt;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behavior.</li>
</ul>Interesting, isn't it?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="joethelawyer, post: 4743158, member: 55764"] From an article by Chris Hedges on Truthdig... The corporation is designed to make money without regard to human life, the social good or impact on the environment. Corporate laws impose a legal duty on corporate executives to make as much money as possible for shareholders, although many have moved on to fleece shareholders as well. In the 2003 documentary film [URL="http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0218-01.htm"]“The Corporation” [/URL] the management guru Peter Drucker says: “If you find an executive who wants to take on social responsibilities, fire him. Fast.” .... In short, the film, based on [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Corporation-Pathological-Pursuit-Profit-Power/dp/0743247469/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230506220&sr=1-1"] Joel Bakan’s book [/ame] “The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power,” asserts that the corporation exhibits many of the traits found in people clinically defined as psychopaths. Psychologist Dr. Robert Hare lists in the film psychopathic traits and ties them to the behavior of corporations: [LIST] [*]callous unconcern for the feelings for others; [*]incapacity to maintain enduring relationships; [*]reckless disregard for the safety of others; [*]deceitfulness: repeated lying and conning others for profit; [*]incapacity to experience guilt; [*]failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behavior. [/LIST] Interesting, isn't it? [/QUOTE]

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