I've run into this question a number of times since the start of the 2008 Election hype. Before Obama skyrocketed on to the scene, my assumption was that Hillary was going to be the next president. This assumption dated back to when GWB became president in 2000. Although it was expected that a Democrat would be president by the time he finished his two terms, I had fully expected that Democrat would be Hillary. Leave it to Obama to make me look like an idiot. :-)
Enough digression. As with any crime, you need means, motive, and opportunity to direct politics. In order to begin understanding who "really" runs our government (kinda have to know before you can figure out who runs the entire world.), one needs to take a look at our policy, economy, and demographics to begin creating a framework to identify what forces are in play.
"Follow the money" is often a good rule of thumb. However, this does not account for the opportunistic nature of humanity. As such, we have to assume that not everybody that is profiting from a specific program or policy is the creator of that program or policy. As people, we have the ability to work within the bounds of a system, find loopholes, and exploit them for profit. Given that, there will always be people capable of profiting from a situation even if there was no conspiracy on their part to create that situation.
So, back to the matter and hand. In order to begin to understand who runs things, we have to find a verifiable trend over a large time period. Of course, the most obvious would be the banking industry that allegedly tricked our politician into setting up the fed in the early 1900s. While the FED itself doesn't run the country, it is often considered a tool (or secondary organization) for influencing the will of those that do run things.
Of course we're assuming that something is happening "behind the scenes" to dictate policy and that the people dictating that policy are not those that have been elected by the people.
Since I'm not connected to these groups, I cannot definitively say what goes on behind closed doors. However, I will leave links to some information about the various groups assumed to have varying degrees of policy making power for our government.
Bilderberg Group
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilderberg_Group
Bohemian Grove
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Grove
Pacific Union Club
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific-Union_Club
It's interesting to read. Of course there are references to Masons and Illuminati to be found, but at least the above referenced groups have had verifiable meetings during the time period in question.
Happy reading!
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