[vinyl7]

With the way things are now, the corporations own the government. The 'government' is not some sort of impartial mediator that people have been lead to believe it is

[qsera]

The government at least has to maintain the appearance.

[asdff]

No it doesn't. Propagandize the population sufficiently and they won't accept the reality in front of them.

[oh_my_goodness]

It needs votes. It is better than dealing directly with the corporations, which don't need votes.