Right, but I will always have a say in government decisions. And if I can make compelling arguments for a cause, my power increases for that specific issue. I will never have any say in any company's decision unless I'm a stockholder. My ability to influence them by my shopping habits is marginal. Maybe for small businesses fighting for survival, you can say they're sort of democratic because they have to be extremely responsive to their customer base's needs. But large corporations, no way.
I am opposed to any large body of power ruling over me if I have no say in it.
Large corporations do not rule over you. If you wanted to avoid doing business with any company in the US, you could. They have no power to force you to do anything.
Also, I daresay your decisions as a consumer matter a lot more to any company that your vote does to US politics. What distinguishes wonderful companies that grow and grow from companies that go bankrupt? How much consumers buy their products. If a company was so callous as to consider you as insignificant, then it'd have to consider everyone else in your position insignificant too. Well, that's a lot of people, and I probably would not invest in such a company. Because it's going to alienate all its customers.
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