The Theory Of Oppression

The Theory of Oppression states that the systematic mistreatment, exploitation, and lowering of the social status of groups of people by powerful institutions leads to the usurpation of resources for material gain by utilizing oppression over others to achieve resources. Furthermore, the significance of life has an importance to every living being, yet the evolution of humans has turned the world into a very expansive environment of oppression. While It's interwoven in human nature that humans have a natural need for things yet humans can do anything to obtain it, even if it means to oppress an entire country just to earn its resources. Additionally, practices of globalization and neo-imperialism are all interwoven into the ongoing oppression

The capitalist system is known for its coercive and neo- imperialistic outlooks which have forever transformed politics into harsh institutions ever since its rise in society. The involvement of corporate power within government influences the decline of many economies within countries and that it halts economic and personal development, leading to developing capitalist economies in those nations that are enforced under the name of corporate democracy. Noam Chomsky, a political activist and author once said that “as long as the general population is passive, apathetic, and diverted towards consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as the please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.” Ever since the rise of corporate capitalism, corporations have pushed towards to conform their interests in private property and towards the accumulation of wealth. The major corporations look towards privatizing certain industries in order to capitalize on their investments. The individual need to raise money became a priority for corporations, even if it calls to utilize the idea of narrow export economics and use neo-imperialism to inflict global capital domination. The global capital power of the United States has led to rapid modernization in most Third World Countries. As these countries are dependent on the

These lobbyists tend to make up a large portion of the U.S government, having influence in some to all democratic decisions. The decisions made by policy makers tend to reflect the corporations own personal marketing agenda abroad and at home. In the supreme court case of Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (U.S Supreme Court). The case argued that when corporations donate money to politicians’ campaigns it was considered under the 1st amendment as free speech. However, the ruling leaned in favor corporations allowing them to have control over politicians’ campaigns, even including the presidential election. “Citizen’s United has an annual budget of about $12 million. Most of its funds are from donations by individuals; but, in addition, it accepts a small portion of its funds from for- profit corporations (reader, 221). As corrupt corporations gain more freedom to push any policy they want, they tend to have an important influence in people’s everyday lives. “Unlike voters in U.S elections, corporations may be foreign controlled…. business corporations have been “effectively” delegated the responsibility for ensuring society’s economic welfare; they inescapably structure the life of every citizen (reader, 223).” This influence allows corporations to control and seize decisions about policy change and the push