Politicians Will Not Change The World

huffingtonpost.com — We have entered a time of realignment not unlike that when city states joined together to form nations. Except this time it is global; countries are becoming less relevant. The emerging rulers are corporate CEOs, members of the corporatocracy. The good news: for the first time in history this new empire has been created not by military force, but through the sale of goods and services. And the marketplace is democratic--once we decide to see it as such. It is the ultimate polling booth. Corporations exist only because we vote for them in their stores, at the malls, and over the Internet. It is up to us to decide which companies will succeed and which ones will fail. Politicians will not change the world, because they are beholden to the big corporations. AND the corporations are dependent upon you and me.

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