The active sponsorship of Military dictatorships by Multinational corporations seeking to rid themselves of "pesky" labour unions, national laws upholding basic human rights, freedom of speech, costly social welfare programs and other vestiges of democratic societies is certainly nothing new.
One does not need to look as far back as the European horrors of Hitler or Mussolini to see the true priorities of Multinationals seeking to crush democracy with an iron fist in the pursuit of unfettered access to resources, labour markets and super profits for a minority elite.
A more compelling analogy would be the "dirty wars" of Latin America from the '60's until the '80's, in which democratically elected governments were overthrown by military dictatorships (with well publicised CIA backing). The terror, kidnappings, murders and "disappearances" of union leaders, political opponents, artists and even clergy that followed highlights the lengths to which Global Capital will go to ensure profits are not compromised for the sake of democracy and the rule of law.
Thus the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. As citizens of a developed society with a relatively "free" press and substantial civil liberties it is incumbent on us to ensure that such crimes of history are not allowed to repeat themselves on our doorstep, using the very companies whose financial power is underwritten by our labour as proxy sponsors of terror and repression.