No doubt about that.
I just feel that they have "marching orders" from somebody/bodies. That's just the conspiracy in me (Especially seeing how inept these politicians truly are as exposed by their leaked emails).
When the FBI released this information about the "Shadow Government", it leads one to question why though:
Either the government is being more transparent because society is demanding it — or, they know the people can’t do anything to stop them, so secrecy no longer matters.
I suspect you're right on all counts. Most politicians are power-hungry assholes that are easily bought out and coerced by the 1%.
I'm pretty sure that most politicians that make it to Washington do so with the initial intention of serving their constituents. The problem is that when they get there they get invited to outings, exclusive meetings, social gatherings with the 1% and their intentions are slowly but surely redirected.
Then there's the Hillary Clintons, Barack Obamas and the Bill Clinton-type politicians, whose only intention is to get to Washington with only one initial and only goal: To make more money and not have to work in a real job a single day in their miserable lives. The People are secondary. THESE are the ones to watch out for because these are the folks that the 1% rush to the front of the line (because they know there is nothing to coerce and they will do as ordered). That's how and why the dot-com or the subprime mortgage happened, with corrupt politicians doing as ordered by people with ill intentions. I'm pretty sure Bill Clinton knew the potential pitfalls of pulling back on some of the legislation that prevented these type of crisis from happening, he was surrounded by a multitude of "experts" that HAD TO have warned him of this. Since he went ahead any way, and knowing first hand of how less of a shit he gives about poor people (they actually live in one of the most exclusive hamlets in Westchester Co. and do VERY LITTLE to NO charity work,) one can only conclude that he was either coerced or he complied to a higher authority.
Same with the dot-com bust: The powers-that-be knew neither the US Government nor any other entity had the cash to put the infrastructure in place for all people to be able to access the internet, so they went to the equity markets. The financiers and the Federal Reserved agreed to
grease the project and the media, as usual, complied and tried *** SUCCESSFULLY *** coercing the public. The end result is always the same: Slowly eroding middle class in the US, the decimation of the American Dream and the nominal death of the US dollar. All facilitated by American politicians.
Both bubbles have the Bilderberg Group logo all over them.
My take on it, based on what I've read, is that the next push is going to be for automation. Meaning an insane amount of money is going to be put into robotics. The decisions have already been made, and the implementation plans are already being tested out. Concomitantly, Chelsea Clinton is looking to kick-start her political career, and although her mother's intent to rushing her to the front of the political line was aborted, she will no doubt play a role in the future retraction of the American Dream, one which will culminate with hundreds of thousands of jobs being lost to automation.
