I find it interesting, Guest, how similar Communism and corporatism (big centralized capitalism) become when they are put into practice. They both amass great power in the hands of a centralized elite and enforce it with tremendously powerful security forces (both overt and covert). They both control the national media. Corporatism is a bit more clever than Communism, though, because it appeals to the everday guy's desire for more stuff and more entertainment...so it sugar coats the poison pill. Communism failed because its instruments of oppression were too obvious, and it couldn't compete with a system that motivated people through their own greed, which is what corporatism does.

In the end, though, they both end up about the same. A few incredibly rich and powerful...and under them millions of terrorized serfs who have to get used to obeying orders.

You might not be too far off about the "sacrificing kids" bit, by the way.