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by AnimalMuppet 1384 days ago
> - a single party

> Well, there are no parties per se in megacorp. Maybe factions? This doesn't really fit well here as there's no direct correspondence so I agree this would be a total stretch.

Actually, I can kind of give you this one. In a country, a single party means that I can't vote for a different set of policies. I can't vote for anyone not "in" with the current powers. In a company, if I want a different set of leadership, I can... um... get a job somewhere else.

At least in this respect, a company is totalitarian, but with open borders. It's when they don't let you quit that things get really nasty...

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Yeah but the right to exit is critical. Emigration is very hard, or impossible, in totalitarian states.