Just maybe you are misusing the term. In 100+ years of American dictionaries, “censor” had never referred exclusively to governments so as to say only governments can censor you.

If you jump off a cliff you can be an optimist but unless a miracle happens you will get smashed on the bottom. If you prepare and take a parachute or in this case a Convention of the States then you will survive even if you are a pessimist.

Read the society project for how to fix it and go ahead and take action. .

I don't agree 'the system is completely and fatally broken in the USA.' But then, I am an Optimist. If it's broken, fix it. Don't just bitch about it.

Our Government is controlled by two private Corporations. The Democrat and Republican Party.
Yes they are private corporations. . Only the shards of the Constitution keep the country from descending into a monarchy run by the Royal couple these two corporations make. Once it a while we get a President like Trump ...of the people...for the people who puts up bulwarks against the encroachment of the Marxist ideology (read 1984) and flushes some corruption out of the swamp. . .At least makes the people aware of the creatures in the swamp so they can be replaced with hopefully less carnivorous ones.

However the system is completely and fatally broken in the USA. No amount of tinkering by Congress or the Supreme court or the President can arrest the decline. The only effective way is by repeal and replacement of Constitutional amendments. And then keeping them. You have a republic if you can keep it. - Ben Franklin. He knew what would happen. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. The minute Political Parties came into existence the death spiral was initiated.

See http://www.TheSocietytProject.org For a complete analysis and solution..

We are a mixed economy too. Party because of corporations.

I totally disagree. corporations are what gives good businesses a bad name. Many are corrupt because of the very things I mentioned. No accountability. No skin in the game. They are usually after power, not producing. At least this is what I have noticed.

It's not the "only way" anyway. There are sole proprietors, and tightly-held private corporations, and family-owned ones, too. And there are trusts and charities and various other forms in different jurisdictions.

"Corporation" is the beginning of the decline of Capitalism."
Should people not be able to form "trusts" or similar entities where ownership is completely separate from management?
I do not know the answer. Ownership being spread among many shareholders who are not involved in running the business and who do not have liability is just a fact of life for me. But it's not the only way things could be.

So is censorship.
But you are misusing the term as are so many others.

Thanks, Vinay. I had lost track of that article. I had a triple bypass about then and everything from that time's a bit blurry.

But Atlas shows a mixed economy. Nothing intrinsic in the "Corporation" that is anti-Capitalism, Indeed, the device enhances Capitalism.

True. Indeed it was the Carter-era legilation that Clinton revived.

I say so here: http://www.thesavvystreet.com/so-who-...

“That's like saying "dictatorship" is too broad of a word that only government can be a dictatorship.”
Not at all. The word “dictatorship” is much less broad, directly referring to government or government like.

I'd like to add one point about Kolhatkar's article. He stated "Indeed, banks, by undertaking widespread “social-justice” home lending, sparked the global financial crisis". Bill Clinton modified the Community Reinvestment Act in 1995, to require banks to admit more loans for minorities and other underprivileged classes. The number of Hispanic homeowners doubled in the next few years. All well and good, but the banks began competing for high-risk loans, as it became evident that the government and/or media would end up making an example of any bank that failed to do so. Worse, the government made no provisions for assisting either the homeowners or the banks when this failed. As a result, there were thousands who had mortgages they had no business owning, and no way to pay them as the economy tightened. Then gas prices doubled and these people were left with a choice - drive to work or own a home, and they defaulted. So it was Clinton, not the banks, who "sparked" the collapse, and caused minorities to lose their homes, credit ratings, and whatever equity they had acquired. The Interbank Loan crisis came 13 years later. Just another example of government coercing corporations.

That's like saying "dictatorship" is too broad of a word that only government can be a dictatorship.

Sorry, but that's exactly how the words work.

Conservatives don't know anything about politics and randomly string words together they don't understand. Their use of censorship is basically a category error, but it's a symptom of their larger problem of being politically illiterate and left wing.

I think "Corporation" is the beginning of the decline of Capitalism. Even Dagney could not stand "Jim's Board" and they ended up being the downfall of TT. People incorporate to get out of individual responsibility and accountability. It brought the downfall of mom and pop businesses.

Thank you for that link, Solver. Especially the ending of that video is a mind-blower!

“Censor” is too broad of a word to say that only government can censor you.

"Tech companies are victims of massive violations of their rights by the government" -- YES!

Indeed, most sectors and corporations are.

Gotta love these "capitalism is really statism" and "individualism is really collectivism" posts from self contradicting and confused leftists.

Only government can censor you.
Tech companies are victims of massive violations of their rights by the government and scapegoating them because conservatives don't know anything about politics is pathetic.

This liberal psychology professor testified to congress that Google and Facebook use hidden manipulative techniques to influence elections. Their methods work much the same way as subliminal messages spliced into movie films worked, before it became illegal. Hillary Clinton almost won the election because of this. More democrats were put into the house because of this.
https://youtu.be/rNvgl38TLvI