Indeed. And fought and won several conflicts with Colonial Powers independent of assistance from the British Military.
I was mostly keeping the focus to the U.S and U.S Corporations. Due to people being better acquainted with them.
People like to underestimate the amount of power Corporations and Companies could and can wield. And have wielded in the past. Hell Switzerland was essentially more a giant PMC for several hundred years contracting men to dozens of countries, Companies, and private interests. Than it was a nation state.
Or like to pretend some idea of Fairness, Excessive Cost, or Competition or something similar would prevent a company like McDonalds from forming a McDeathsquad of hired guns to literally torch the competition. If they felt it necessary. And would suffer no legal repercussions for doing so.
Indeed. And fought and won several conflicts with Colonial Powers independent of assistance from the British Military.
I was mostly keeping the focus to the U.S and U.S Corporations. Due to people being better acquainted with them.
People like to underestimate the amount of power Corporations and Companies could and can wield. And have wielded in the past. Hell Switzerland was essentially more a giant PMC for several hundred years contracting men to dozens of countries, Companies, and private interests. Than it was a nation state.
Or like to pretend some idea of Fairness, Excessive Cost, or Competition or something similar would prevent a company like McDonalds from forming a McDeathsquad of hired guns to literally torch the competition. If they felt it necessary. And would suffer no legal repercussions for doing so.