The Corporation

This past week saw us as Canadians celebrate yet another Canada Day in this great country we are all privileged to be living in. In recent years a considerable amount of that prosperity can be attributed to our leadership's foresight in embracing and incorporating the many aspects of the free-market capitalism ideal in our everyday lives. Although there are many viewpoints pointing to the shortfalls of capitalism, a lot can also be said in its defense. The prominence of private corporations in capitalistic societies make them an easy target for harsh criticism, in fact one of the most highly regarded documentaries against the corporate culture also happens to be one of my favourite. Despite the fact the documentary The Corporation sits on the complete other side of the spectrum I agree with, I still believe it is a very well thought out and powerful documentary. The individuals who are responsible for this documentary who coincidentally are Canadian very cleverly relate a number of corporation characteristics to that of a psychotic patient, the end diagnosis is pretty predictable. That being said there are a lot of more positive things that can be said about the power that free-market capitalism gives corporations that this documentary does not really focus on, in the near future I will share some other material that provides different arguments and allow you to make your own choice. In any event I highly recommend this documentary for all those who are interested. Click continue reading to stream the full-length documentary.