# "Corporation"="consummate evil"; how can a corporation be a person?

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**Created:** [August 9, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporation-consummate-evil-how-can-a-corporation-be-a-person/630987 "2012-08-09T19:12:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![greenslime1951](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporation-consummate-evil-how-can-a-corporation-be-a-person/630987/97 "2012-08-13T06:58:36Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> Such passion. It has it’s place, but not in a debate.
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> And SkyNet is a part of a work of fiction. I hope you don’t think that constitutes some kind of rational argument. Else I’ll have to start quoting _Animal Farm_.

Please…leave that apostrophe out of “its” used as a possessive…please…

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