If they were competent enough to "pull the strings," it wouldn't be pretty clear that they exist as they would be competent enough to hide their existence. It is the same reason I don't believe that aliens crashed in Roswell. Our government isn't smart enough to pull off such a conspiracy.
In the present day, they don't really need to hide. Bilderberg Group are well publicized even though no one knows what goes on in their meetings.
Here's a good doc series that isn't all looney paranoia: [YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH8AF6wKB5k[/YT]
Secret societies today seem to operate on a global level and are about finance and privatization.
Haven't seen the video link, cause the player won't work it seems...cause you entered it wrong.
They exist, and they have some influence, but it's somewhat limited.
For the most part, you get what you paid for in a Democracy. Nobody in DC is there because of a secret society. True, it may have helped them get there, but at the end of the day, it's the people who put them there.
Most of the public "secret societies" like the Bilderberg group, are just where already powerful people go to network.
In the present day, they don't really need to hide. Bilderberg Group are well publicized even though no one knows what goes on in their meetings.
Here's a good doc series that isn't all looney paranoia: [YT]MH8AF6wKB5k[/YT]
Secret societies today seem to operate on a global level and are about finance and privatization.
Your thoughts on Alex Jones and Mark Dice....?
Alex Jones is certifiable. I'm not familiar with Mark Dice. I will look him up.
Well, I think when you say America hoaxed the Moon landing, that your credibility goes out the window. And that's without going into his thoughts on 9/11.
I believe they call themselves the Democratic and Republican party respectively.
I doubt the media would rat them out because they're under control. These elite groups basically make up all the rules. They answer to no one except maybe other competing power groups.
The large corporate media groups (i.e. the mainstream media) are apparently directed to be silent on the activities of the Bilderberg group. Which shouldn't be too surprising, since some of the people who own the corporations attend them.
In fact if it wasn't for alternative media, most people would have never heard of the group. So the crazies on the internet do have a point every now and then.
It's rather surreal when there is a Bilderberg group meeting that no one covers it (compared to say how they cover a G8 meeting). If you want conspiracy fodder, there you have it.