ideologically, corporate executives whose negligence or greed leads to fraud, injury or death are not presented in the media or seen in popular culture as "criminals." the public relations machines of corporate capital present chief executive officers as blameless.  if offences must be acknowledged, they are called accidental misdeeds caused by the complexity and pace of technology, the intricacies of hierarchy or mindless, whimsical "market forces." corporate frauds that cannot be denied are portrayed as an unfortunate results of the need to remain competitive in the global marketplace. market forces themselves are viewed as sacrosanct because they produce, it is argued, canada's high standard of living. such forces must not be tampered with for fear of killing the golden goose of prosperity. they are, and must remain, beyond the control of any nation-state or human decision-maker. zero tolerance for the anti-social but profitable acts of corporate capital is literally unthinkable in economic and political circles today.
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