The corporations or the state?
Neither! The people individually, and in their collective nature, have the ultimate power and authority.
We just sit on our hands for the most part, or when we are not, we are holding our black mirrors searching for new things to be mad about, or to take our minds off the stuff we’re mad about.
I would avoid the word, "collectively." Sovereign Individuals work aggregately...
https://hive.blog/informationwar/@amaterasusolar/collectively-or-aggregately-4-minute-video
When did I do that.
Well... You used "collective," not "collectively..." Perhaps I could say... I would avoid the word, "collective." Sovereign Individuals work as an aggregate.