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Communism: clearly a threat to 21st century America.

No kidding, right?

Am I more afraid of government or unregulated corporations (unregulated people)?
Corporations and it's not even close. The US government is the last thing I'm scared of in this world of powerful MNC's, NGO's, IGO's etc. I wish our government was strong enough to stand up to them. But, I guess the revolving door is too big to close.
Ayn Rand...no love for things like the EPA/FDA. Well, that's just awesome. I want a new planet and all these "privatized world of anarchy" people can have at it. I'll watch you eat each other with my telescope.

If that is how you truly feel I fear for you. The government will always be far more powerful than a corporation ever could be. The government can take everything from you and even kill you if it so decides to. I was very fortunate as an adolescent to live in Cold War West Germany and got a chance to go to Berlin and travel (with an escort) across Checkpoint Charlie into East Berlin. It is staggering to me that people don't understand just how far a government started with the best of intentions can go in terms of oppressing its people.

Are corporations all cake and ice cream? Of course not, corporations are about maximizing profit. The key is a corporation is much more easily controlled than the government and can never have the same power over your life as the government. You can choose to buy their products or not. You can choose to work for them or not. Is minimal regulation of corporations a good idea? Sure, anything that goes completely unchecked will abuse its power eventually. Still it can never touch the power of government.