I know a couple of retired FBI agents who laughed when I accused them of belonging to an ultra-liberal secret cabal within the Bureau. They denied its existence. But, of course, they would, wouldn't they.
Maybe things have changed, but over my years in Federal Civil Service, FBI agents were generally considered to be so tightly wound that it would take a chainsaw to get them loose.
Buttoned-up, pinstripe suits, white shirts, perfectly shined shoes, carefully barbered hair - they could pass for IBM or Procter & Gamble reps.
Amyjo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think they're meeting in Davos right now. > > Where only the super elite get admission.
Then why did they let Trump in? :)
(btw, there are also hundreds of not-so-elite economics researchers, and hundreds of people from the anything-but-elite news media, and plain old barely-making-a-living artists and small business owners. I know one of the attendees, Daniel Berthiaume -- he works for Adodbe)
I'm sure there exists a myriad of secret and not so secret societies, each possessing the truth, the full truth, about whatever...
For instance, I belong to a very secret society that knows the Eagles are going to defeat the Patriots; it's not even going to be close. The thing is, the existence of my society is safe because no one believes in this truth. Yes, we're hiding in plain sight!
When one of my kids was a Cub Scout the adults took his den out to pizza. One of my bosses happened to be there. He said "So, Bob. You are a leader in a uniformed right wing paramilitary organization that actively recruits children?" That was him being funny.
The 1950s Jewish stand-up comic Jack Benny -- he was a major TV star also -- called the Boy Scouts: "12 boys dressed like schmucks, following a schmuck dressed like a boy."