{"id":54767,"date":"2020-08-21T13:49:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T18:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54767"},"modified":"2020-08-21T13:49:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T18:49:45","slug":"the-global-elite-have-far-more-control-over-us-than-most-people-would-dare-to-imagine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54767","title":{"rendered":"The Global Elite Have Far More Control Over Us Than Most People Would Dare To Imagine"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/archives\/the-global-elite-have-far-more-control-over-us-than-most-people-would-dare-to-imagine\">The Global Elite Have Far More Control Over Us Than Most People Would Dare To Imagine<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/archives\/the-global-elite-have-far-more-control-over-us-than-most-people-would-dare-to-imagine\/matrix-of-control-pixabay#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17470\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17470\" src=\"http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Matrix-Of-Control-Pixabay-560x373.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Matrix-Of-Control-Pixabay-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Matrix-Of-Control-Pixabay-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Matrix-Of-Control-Pixabay-768x511.jpg 768w, http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Matrix-Of-Control-Pixabay.jpg 1280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" \/><\/a>No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, you probably agree that the global elite have too much power and influence.\u00a0 It has been said that \u201cmoney is power\u201d, and today that seems to be more true than ever.\u00a0 Those at the very, very top of the pyramid dictate the rules of the game for the rest of us, and there isn\u2019t too much that the rest of us can do about it.\u00a0 When we talk about how the global elite dominate our lives, the focus tends to be on how they influence national governments, but the truth is that is one of the areas where the global elite have the least control.\u00a0 I know that may sound strange, but I believe that things will become clearer by the end of this article.<\/p>\n<p>I would submit that corporations are the primary vehicle that the elite use to control our lives.\u00a0 In fact, many global corporations are now larger and more powerful than most national governments, and collectively the network of global corporations that dominates the planet is far larger and far more powerful than any single national government.<\/p>\n<p>A number of years ago, a remarkable study was conducted that closely examined the interconnecting relationships of major corporations all over the world.\u00a0 That study discovered that a network of\u00a0<a title=\"1,318 enormous companies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg21228354-500-revealed-the-capitalist-network-that-runs-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1,318 enormous companies<\/a>\u00a0dominated the global economy, and it also found that\u00a0<a title=\"147 colossal corporations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg21228354-500-revealed-the-capitalist-network-that-runs-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">147 colossal corporations<\/a> at the core of that web formed a \u201csuper-entity\u201d that controlled 40 percent of the entire network\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Global Elite Have Far More Control Over Us Than Most People Would Dare To Imagine No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, you probably agree that the global elite have too much power and influence.\u00a0 It has been said that \u201cmoney is power\u201d, and today that seems to be more true than 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