The Gods of Olympus have been replaced, in minds of many of the conspiracy folks, by the shadowy figures of the Illuminati, the Bilderburgs and such.
I don't think that and I don't think Conspiracy Theorists in general, think that. I think that the priests and elite rulers of long ago have of necessity, (due to the myth of democracy), been replaced by the shadowy figures of the Illuminati, the Bilderburgs and such.
I don't even see it as a stretch... it is historically documented; the power elite have always wanted, (and managed) to use and abuse the proletariat for their own ends and gratification. It is in the dna, from the small child ripping the wings off of flies and suffocating cats in an abandoned fridge to usage of animals as beasts of burden right up to fabulously wealthy despots wallowing in luxury whilst the peasants starve in the fields/mines/factories, whatever.
Nothing has changed other than the illusion of democracy... the two party system being really a one party system controlled by the powers that be, under any name you may wish to call them.
The trick is, not to push things too far such that the rabble are roused. It is pretty close to that in places like Greece and Spain and history shows examples such as the French and Russian revolutions and latterly the Arab Spring etc where people have said enough is enough. The problem being that those who take control are normally no better than those who are deposed or the 'real powers' behind the deposed mold the new face of the revolution to fit into their greater design.
The key is, in apportioning blame to the masses and particularly to the weakest members of the masses so the masses blame themselves and beat themselves to work harder and longer for less so that things can be put right for a 'better future' for their kids and that the masses also turn on the weakest and reduce what little they have even further.
An analogy being, the drive for everyone to do their part in controlling carbon emissions for the benefit and safety of the planet.
(We are to blame)The masses are urged to recycle and use less energy and stop polluting by driving their cars and to spend money on new technology to achieve these ends... but the difference made is miniscule and a drop in the ocean.
However, Koch bros raiding Canada's tar sands and transporting it all across America resulting in massive pollution still goes on. Ships in their thousands, 16 of which put out as much pollution as the entire world pollution from cars, carry on polluting. Yet how often do you hear the call for the ships to be fitted with effective emission filters.
The most staggering statistic of all is that just 16 of the world's largest ships can produce as much lung-clogging sulphur pollution as all the world's cars.
Because of their colossal engines, each as heavy as a small ship, these super-vessels use as much fuel as small power stations.
But, unlike power stations or cars, they can burn the cheapest, filthiest, high-sulphur fuel: the thick residues left behind in refineries after the lighter liquids have been taken. The stuff nobody on land is allowed to use.
Thanks to decisions taken in London by the body that polices world shipping, this pollution could kill as many as a million more people in the coming decade – even though a simple change in the rules could stop it.
There are now an estimated 100,000 ships on the seas, and the fleet is growing fast
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