Democracies or Corporations

I see and hear so much talk about living in a democracy, and our Bill of Rights

yet from my experience working 50 hours a week in a corporation, no freedoms

or Bill of Rights existed for me. I was not informed about what was going on,

I was not allowed to ask questions (except about my job), I was not allowed to

speak to most of the other employees unless it concerned my work. There was

no free speech, and obedience was the law. It was strictly authoritarian, no

equality. I didn't have time to know what's going on in the outside world

where people lived in a democracy. I am quite uncertain about this democracy

we live in because it's not to be found in the workplace, nor in the military nor

in the industrial complex. Now corporations have taken over our lawmakers and

administration. I can't seem to find democratic principles for everyday working

man or woman. I wonder if it isn't a luxury item for those who don't work or

for business owners.