Armentor State of Play

The corporation as an economic entity can become so powerful that its influence stretches into politics. Many systems of government rely on corporations, for instance the United States found corporations to be so vital to the country's success that in recent years the government began bailing out or buying out corporations to ensure their stability. Fascism, although a brief but influential stain on modern history, was rooted in ideals of Corporatism. As it is clear how vital corporations are to governments, let us look into how they fit into the world of State of Play. The suspect and all-powerful corporation in the movie is the defense contractor PointCorps. As may be the case with most corporations, PointCorps' lust for mad profit ensured their decline in morality because of their malicious means of attaining such profit. PointCorps intent of monopolizing the countries whole defense and surveillance system is a telling example of the dangerous powers that a corporation could attain. For by definition, the corporation can act as an individual, excusing the parties in power of liability, thus harboring a culture of ego that translates into nefarious deeds. PontCorps feels such political immunity that they even utilize the work of assassins, a bold move blinded by greed. If one thinks that these ideas of corporate control of politics only exists in fiction, they need look no further than last years Supreme Court case that made these issues far more relevant. As of last year, corporations can donate an unlimited amount of money to politicians and their campaigns. The downfall of this is clear...corporations will no doubt increase lobbying and cash flow to politicians who will suit their interest. This move by the Supreme Court compromises our democracy because it turns the common voter into an irrelevant entity, why suit the interest of a community when you can bankroll off of the interest of a corporation?