Ralph Nader Chapter Summary

Ralph Nader relates back to the Legislative branch of government with the use of anecdotes of personal along with other politicians and everyday commoners in accordance to the sociopathic personhood of corporations. “Corporate personhood not only results in the impossibility of ‘equal justice under law’ between living people, communities, and corporations; it coolly enforces how a plutocracy of maximums and democracy of minimums becomes normalized.” (1). History of the rise of corporations to ultimate power and the creation of this country’s plutocracy.
An important trait that Ralph Nader and Michael Parenti share is the dire need to know ones history. Definitely the initial step to realization of where our country stands and also provides insight to how we acquired a government for the corporations. One distinction that Nader makes is the events that followed after the end of WWII. European countries including Germany, France, Italy, etc. were all countries of devastation and countries that still had their “One Percent” of ruling elites. The difference between the western civilizations and eastern motherlands is the checks of power, …show more content…
Through Michael Parenti’s examinations, we he draws point to the fact that the Plutocracy is ruled for the rich by the rich and is in action with, “At least half of the members of the Senate today [consisting of] millionaires…” (8). Parenti goes even further to state how we give the people who represent us in Congress, “a salary of $174,000 (as of 2010), which alone puts them in the top 3 percent bracket” (9). We the People are supposed to put our faith into the top 3 percent, and higher, of people to make decision about our healthcare, wages, taxes, and numerous livelihoods. It is expected for us to thankfully trust that their ideas and understandings are not skewed and that our interests will at the least be

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