[ctkhn]

There are corporations like Blackwater and CoreCivic that subcontract both of these for the US government today or Wagner (RIP) in Russia. The pinkertons and the US state have also both taken on the role of corporate muscle in the past when workers went on strike

[lilbigdoot]

They also have huge influence over our military and laws. I immediately thought of the banana wars

[ButlerianJihad]

No I'm not talking about federal subcontractors, or paramilitary organizations. I'm simply referring to large telecoms, banks, utility companies, and your run-of-the-mill corporations. Because they are typically organized and run in quite fascist manner. It doesn't matter if they lack prisons or guns. I'm not saying they're going to invade Austria or open a concentration camp. But a lot of the fascist ethos today is being kept alive and revered by corporate culture. It's rather undeniable, if you think about it.

[slashdave]

We call that capitalism.

You have this a little backwards, really. Fascist is a political movement in which corporations conspire with the government.