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   order to start their own christianity, and at the same time, plunder churches   
   and monasteries to increase their wealth. ;) Clearly an example of when the   
   church stepped too hard on the toes of the king.   
      
   > The very idea of a constitutional monarchy comes from the industry: when   
   > the industry realizes that it was their time to be at the top, they   
   > naturally make up a system that reduces the power of the monarchies,   
   > with the brilliant argument that individual guarantees are needed.  So   
   > republics arise and we can make the parallel that governments take the   
   > function that the church had in their partnership with kings.  People   
   > now are busy trying to organize themselves by interacting with the   
   > bureaucracy of governments---this is the civilized, legal, democratic   
   > way of living.   
   >   
   > There is, therefore, a natural conflict between public policy and the   
   > interests of corporations.  The reason governments have, in principle,   
   > nearly all the power and still are so ineffective against corporation is   
   > a fact that's very illuminating.  No fact is a contradiction; all   
   > paradoxes are only apparent.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)