Bilderberg 2012 - Conspiracy theorists please please please just GO AWAY

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64. Well said. I cannot fathom that people find this difficult to understand.

The smearing of those who pay attention to the Bilderbergers as all crazy conspiracy theorists is absolutely ludicrous. How absurd to claim that concerns about consolidating power are fantastical or ridiculous or somehow in the realm of science fiction. Of course power brokers and corporate interests seek to gain and consolidate more power, even global power. It is what they do. It is in their job description.

Growing and consolidating power/profit is why corporations buy each other out and merge. It is why we have mission creep in the Middle East. It is why there are always new free trade agreements. And it is no accident that the power brokers' proposed "solutions" to the European debt crisis all involve nations' ceding more of their independence to corporate oversight and control.

That is what corporate interests and moneymakers do, always. They try to expand their reach and grow their power and profit and influence. This is true from the smallest company trying to outsell its competitor, to the ones who own much of our world, and it should not come as a surprise to anyone. I do think the wilder aspects of the conspiracy theories you hear (e.g., Lizard alien Illuminati overlords) are very convenient for the rich, because they are used to smear and dismiss legitimate attempts to keep tabs on what the .001 percent are doing.

Of course we should watch what the Bilderbergers do. It is the height of arrogance (and either manipulation or naivete) to suggest that we shouldn't. There is no need to invoke images of salivating cartoon overlords or to venture into the realm of the fantastical at all. When such a tiny group of people controls such a massive share of the world's wealth and resources and power, and when they meet to discuss issues that will most certainly affect all of us, we should damned well be there trying to listen.