Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Forget the G7 summit – Bilderberg is where the big guns go

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Forget the G7 summit – Bilderberg is where the big guns go

Click here to access article by Charlie Skelton from The Guardian.

This year's Bilderberg conference will be held in Telfs-Buchen, Austria from June 11th through the 14th.

Left-wing sources have always been highly suspicious of these gatherings by often alleging that various conspiracies are hatched at these meetings. My own opinion is that they provide an important bonding experience of highly influential people with those who hold top offices in governments and corporations within the Empire. The former are the real decision-makers of the Empire while the latter hold top leadership positions in all the important institutions within the Empire. The latter serve to carry out the policies of the former. Hence the bonding of the two is essential for running the Empire effectively. Thus, I don't think that these meetings are held as policy making meetings as is often suggested by liberal and many left-wing sources.